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Scaly Francolin

Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, J 1857)

The scaly spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
   Pternistis
Scientific:
  Pternistis squamatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cassin, J 1857)

Reference:
   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 8(1856) p.321

Protonym:
  Francolinus squamatus

Type locality:
  Cape Lopez, French Congo.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18246#page/341/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1B11690BBCC2B26D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1B11690B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1B11690B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175998

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis squamatus: forest and clearings of hills and mountains from central Nigeria east through southern South Sudan and east-central Ethiopia, in south to northern Angola and central Malawi
  • Pternistis squamatus squamatus: central and southeastern Nigeria eastward to southwestern and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Pternistis squamatus maranensis: southeastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
  • Pternistis squamatus [schuetti]: southern South Sudan and western Ethiopia southward to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western and central Kenya, Tanzania, and central Malawi
English:
Scaly Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí escatós
Czech:
frankolín šupinkatý
Danish:
Skælfrankolin
German:
Schuppenfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín Escamoso
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín Escamoso
Finnish:
suomufrankoliini
French:
Francolin écaillé
Croatian:
mrka jarebica
Italian:
Francolino squamato
Japanese (romaji):
urokoshako
Japanese:
ウロコシャコ
Lithuanian:
Žvynuotasis frankolinas
Dutch:
Geschubde Frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skuggefrankolin
Norwegian:
Skyggefrankolin
Polish:
szponiastonóg łuskowany
Portuguese:
Francolim-escamoso
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-escamoso
Russian:
Чешуйчатый франколин
Slovak:
frankolínec šupinatý
Serbian:
Ljuskasti frankolin
Swedish:
fjällig frankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач тропічний
Chinese:
鳞斑鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
鱗斑鷓鴣


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Francolin écaillé ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Francolin écaillé ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Scaly Spurfowl ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Francolinus squamatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Francolinus squamatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Francolinus squamatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Scaly Francolin ( Francolinus squamatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Scaly Francolin ( Pternistis squamatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis squamatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis squamatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Francolí escatós
Czech: Frankolín šupinkatý
Danish: Skælfrankolin
German: Schuppenfrankolin
English: Angola Scaly Francolin, Grouse-like Francolin, Lake Victoria Scaly Francolin, Loita Plains Scaly Francolin, Mt Kenya Scaly Francolin, Mt.Kenya Scaly Francolin, Scaly Francolin, Scaly Spurfowl
English, HBW: Scaly Francolin
English (IOC): Scaly Francolin, Scaly Spurfowl
English (Kenya): Scaly Francolin
English (United States): Scaly Francolin
Esperanto: Skvama frankolino
Spanish: Francolín Escamoso, Frankolín Escamoso
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Escamoso
Spanish (HBW): Scaly Francolin
Estonian: tuhkfrankoliin, tuhkfrankoliin (tuhk-frankoliinkana), tuhk-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Suomufrankoliini
French: Francolin écaillé, Francolin écailleux, Pterniste écaillé
Croatian: mrka jarebica
Italian: Francolino squamato
Japanese (romaji): urokoshako
Japanese: ウロコシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus dowashanus, Francolinus griseimarginatus, Francolinus schuetti, Francolinus schuetti maranensis, Francolinus schuetti zappeyi, Francolinus squamatus, Francolinus squamatus chyuluensis, Francolinus squamatus doni, Francolinus squamatus dowashanus, Francolinus squamatus maranensis, Francolinus squamatus schuetti, Francolinus squamatus squamatus, Francolinus squamatus tetraoninus, Francolinus squamatus usambarae, Francolinus squamatus uzungwensis, Francolinus squamatus zappeyi, Francolinus tetraoninus, Pternistis squamatus, Pternistis squamatus chyuluensis, Pternistis squamatus doni, Pternistis squamatus maranensis, Pternistis squamatus schuetti, Pternistis squamatus squamatus, Pternistis squamatus tetraoninus, Pternistis squamatus usambarae, Pternistis squamatus uzungwensis, Pternistis squamatus zappeyi, Scleroptera squamatus
Lithuanian: Žvynuotasis frankolinas
Dutch: Geschubde Frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skuggefrankolin
Norwegian: Skyggefrankolin
Polish: frankolin luskowany, frankolin łuskowany, szponiastonóg łuskowany
Portuguese: Francolim-escamoso
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-escamoso
Russian: Чешуйчатый Турач, Чешуйчатый франколин
Slovak: frankolínec šupinatý
Serbian: Ljuskasti frankolin
Swedish: Fjällig frankolin
Swahili: Kwale Mabaka
Turkish: Pullu turaç
Ukrainian: Турач тропічний
Chinese: 鳞斑鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 鱗斑鷓鴣

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