Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooibekfisant |
| Catalan | francolí bec-roig |
| Czech | frankolín červenozobý |
| Dutch | Roodsnavelfrankolijn |
| English | Red-billed Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Red-billed Spurfowl |
| French | Francolin à bec rouge |
| French (France) | Francolin à bec rouge |
| German | Rotschnabelfrankolin |
| Japanese | サザナミシャコ |
| Norwegian | brillefrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg krasnodzioby |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Francolim-de-bico-vermelho |
| Russian | Красноклювый франколин |
| Serbian | Crvenokljuni frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec červenozobý |
| Spanish | Francolín Piquirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín piquirrojo |
| Swedish | rödnäbbad frankolin |
| Turkish | Al Gagalı Turaç |
| Ukrainian | Турач червонодзьобий |
Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus adspersus
Waterhouse, 1838. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras 2 App., p.267.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- adspersa / adspersus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 26, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 26, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Red-billed Spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus), 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.rebfra1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 26, 2015
- Red-billed Francolin Pternistis adspersus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Red-billed Francolin (Pternistis adspersus). 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.
