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Heuglin's Francolin

Pternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin, MT 1863)

Heuglin's spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. The German explorer Theodor von Heuglin first described the species. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Heuglin, MT 1863)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 11 p.275

Protonym:
  Francolinus icterorhynchus

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103973#page/287/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3EAF578D76463CF4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3EAF578D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3EAF578D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175980

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis icterorhynchus: Central African Republic to southern Sudan, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Heuglin's Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí de Heuglin
Czech:
frankolín žlutonohý
Danish:
Gulnæbbet Frankolin
German:
Gelbschnabelfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín Piquigualdo
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín Piquigualdo
Finnish:
keltanokkafrankoliini
French:
Francolin à bec jaune
Croatian:
srednjoafrička jarebica
Hungarian:
Heuglin-frankolin
Italian:
Francolino di Heuglin
Japanese (romaji):
kibashishako
Japanese:
キバシシャコ
Lithuanian:
Geltonsnapis frankolinas
Dutch:
Geelsnavelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Termittfrankolin
Norwegian:
Termittfrankolin
Polish:
szponiastonóg żółtodzioby
Portuguese:
Francolim-de-bico-amarelo
Russian:
Желтоклювый франколин
Slovak:
frankolínec žltozobý
Serbian:
Žutokljuni frankolin
Swedish:
gulnäbbad frankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач жовтодзьобий
Chinese:
黄嘴鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
黃嘴鷓鴣

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Francolin à bec jaune ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Francolin à bec jaune ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Francolinus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Francolinus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Francolinus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Heuglin's Francolin ( Francolinus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Heuglin's Francolin ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Heuglin's Spurfowl ( Pternistis icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis icterorhynchus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis icterorhynchus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Francolí de Heuglin
Czech: Frankolín Heuglinuv, frankolín žlutonohý
Danish: Gulnæbbet Frankolin
German: Gelbschnabelfrankolin, Heuglinfrankolin, Heuglin-Frankolin
English: Dybowski's Double-Spurred Francolin, Heuglin's Double-Spurred Francolin, Heuglin's Francolin, Heuglin's Spurfowl, Heuglin's/Yellow-billed Francolin, Uganda Francolin, Yellow-billed Francolin
English, HBW: Heuglin's Francolin
English (IOC): Heuglin's Francolin, Heuglin's Spurfowl
English (United States): Heuglin's Francolin
Esperanto: Heŭglina frankolino
Spanish: Francolín de Pico Amarillo, Francolín Piquigualdo
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Piquigualdo
Spanish (HBW): Heuglin's Francolin
Estonian: koldnokk-frankoliin, koldnokk-frankoliin (koldnokk-frankoliinkana), koldnokk-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Keltanokkafrankoliini
French: Francolin à bec jaune, Pterniste à bec jaune
Croatian: srednjoafrička jarebica
Hungarian: Heuglin-frankolin
Italian: Francolino beccogiallo, Francolino di Heuglin
Japanese (romaji): kibashimeshako, kibashishako
Japanese: キバシシャコ, キバシメシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus icterorhynchus, Francolinus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus, Pternistis icterorhynchus, Pternistis icterorhynchus icterorhynchus
Lithuanian: Geltonsnapis frankolinas
Dutch: Geelsnavelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Termittfrankolin
Norwegian: Termittfrankolin
Polish: frankolin zóltodzioby, frankolin żółtodzioby, szponiastonóg żółtodzioby
Portuguese: Francolim-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-de-bico-amarelo
Russian: Желтоклювый турач, Желтоклювый франколин
Slovak: frankolínec žltozobý
Serbian: Hojglinov frankolin, Žutokljuni frankolin
Swedish: Gulnäbbad frankolin
Turkish: Sarı gagalı turaç
Ukrainian: Турач жовтодзьобий
Chinese: 黄嘴鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 黃嘴鷓鴣

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