Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | francolí noble |
Czech | frankolín ugandský |
Dutch | Bamboefrankolijn |
English | Handsome Spurfowl |
English (United States) | Handsome Spurfowl |
French | Francolin noble |
French (France) | Francolin noble |
German | Edelfrankolin |
Japanese | ウツクシシャコ |
Norwegian | edelfrankolin |
Polish | szponiastonóg ciemny |
Russian | Угандийский франколин |
Serbian | Ugandski frankolin |
Slovak | frankolínec kráľovský |
Spanish | Francolín Noble |
Spanish (Spain) | Francolín noble |
Swedish | rostbukig frankolin |
Turkish | Küçük Bambu Turacı |
Ukrainian | Турач угандійський |
Pternistis nobilis (Reichenow, 1908)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus nobilis
Reichenow, 1908. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 16, p.81.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Wirunga [or Birunga] Volcano, Belgian Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- nobilis
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Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan 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
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Handsome Spurfowl Pternistis nobilis
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Handsome Spurfowl (Pternistis nobilis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hanfra2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 28, 2015
- Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Handsome Francolin (Pternistis nobilis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.