Biology:Swierstra's francolin
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Short description: Species of bird
| Swierstra's francolin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. swierstrai
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus swierstrai | |
Swierstra's francolin (Pternistis swierstrai) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Angola in the rapidly shrinking Afromontane forests of peaks such as Mount Moco and Mount Soque.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The scientific name commemorates the South African entomologist Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pternistis swierstrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22678896A92793729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678896A92793729.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678896/92793729.
- ↑ Hirschfeld, Erik; Swash, Andy; Still, Robert (2013). The World's Rarest Birds. Princeton University Press. pp. 77. ISBN 9781400844906. https://books.google.com/books?id=9SgihM8_5RYC.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q27074572 entry
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