Black-fronted Francolin Pternistis atrifrons Scientific name definitions
- Names (16)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | frankolín rezavokrký (ssp. atrifrons) |
| Dutch | Roestkopfrankolijn (atrifrons) |
| English | Chestnut-naped Spurfowl (Black-fronted) |
| English (Kenya) | Chestnut-naped Francolin (Black-fronted) |
| English (United States) | Chestnut-naped Spurfowl (Black-fronted) |
| French | Francolin à cou roux (atrifrons) |
| French (French Guiana) | Francolin à cou roux (atrifrons) |
| German | Braunnackenfrankolin (Schwarzstirnfrankolin) |
| Norwegian | kastanjefrankolin (atrifrons) |
| Polish | szponiastonóg czarnoczelny (P. c. atrifrons) |
| Serbian | Crnočeli frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec etiópsky (skup.) |
| Spanish | Francolín Frentinegro (de Frente Negra) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín frentinegro (de frente negra) |
| Turkish | Kızıl Boyunlu Turaç (atrifrons) |
| Ukrainian | Турач ефіопський (підвид atrifrons) |
Pternistis atrifrons (Conover, 1930)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus atrifrons
Conover, 1930. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 43, p.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mega, 7000 feet, Boran, Ethiopia.
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- atrifrons
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Chestnut-naped Francolin (Black-fronted)