The grey-breasted spurfowl or grey-breasted francolin (Pternistis rufopictus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Tanzania.
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| Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. rufopictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis rufopictus Reichenow, 1887
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geographic distribution
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus rufopictus | |
The grey-breasted spurfowl was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1887 and given its current binomial name Pternistis rufopictus.[2] The specific epithet combines the Latin rufus meaning "red" and pictus meaning "painted".[3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-breasted spurfowl is sister to the red-necked spurfowl.[4] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[5]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pternistis rufopictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678851A92791903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678851A92791903.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Reichenow, Anton (1887). "Dr. Fischer's Ornithologische Sammlungen während der letzten Reise zum Victoria Njansa. Mit Benutzung der Tagebücher des Reisenden bearbeitet". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 35: 38–78 [52]. doi:10.1007/BF02006981. S2CID 38796032.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G.; Little, R.M.; Crowe, T.M.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2019). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp". Ostrich. 90 (2): 145–172. doi:10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925. S2CID 195417777.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pheasants, partridges, francolins". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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