Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Geelkeelfrankolijn |
| English (Kenya) | Yellow-necked Spurfowl |
| English (United States) | Yellow-necked Francolin |
| French | Francolin à cou jaune |
| German | Gelbkehlfrankolin |
| Icelandic | Gullhæna |
| Japanese | ハゲノドシャコ |
| Norwegian | gulstrupefrankolin |
| Polish | szponiastonóg żółtogardły |
| Russian | Желтогорлый франколин |
| Serbian | Žutovrati frankolin |
| Slovak | frankolínec žltohrdlý |
| Spanish | Francolín Gorjiamarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Francolín gorjiamarillo |
| Swedish | gulstrupig frankolin |
| Turkish | Sarı Boğazlı Turaç |
Pternistis leucoscepus (Gray, GR, 1867)
PROTONYM:
Francolinus leucoscepus
Gray, GR, 1867. ListBirdsBrit.Mus. pt5, p.48.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ethiopia.
Definitions
- PTERNISTIS
- leucoscepus
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Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus Scientific name definitions
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 27, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 27, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus), 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.yenspu1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 27, 2015
- Yellow-necked Francolin Pternistis leucoscepus
Authors
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
McGowan, P. J. K. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus). 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.