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Red-billed Francolin

Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, GR 1838)

The red-billed spurfowl, also known as the red-billed francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Waterhouse, GR 1838)

Reference:
   Exped. Discov. Int. Afr. [Alexander] 2 App. p.267

Protonym:
  Francolinus adspersus

Type locality:
  Great Fish River, Great Namaqualand.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9E356E434613C508

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9E356E43

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9E356E43

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175961

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis adspersus: southern Angola to Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zambia, and western Zimbabwe
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Red-billed Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí bec-roig
Czech:
frankolín červenozobý
Danish:
Rødnæbbet Frankolin
German:
Rotschnabelfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín Piquirrojo
Finnish:
punanokkafrankoliini
French:
Francolin à bec rouge
Croatian:
crvenokljuna jarebica
Hungarian:
pettyes frankolin
Italian:
Francolino beccorosso
Japanese (romaji):
sazanamishako
Japanese:
サザナミシャコ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsnapis frankolinas
Dutch:
Roodsnavelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brillefrankolin
Norwegian:
Brillefrankolin
Polish:
szponiastonóg krasnodzioby
Portuguese:
Francolim-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-de-bico-vermelho
Russian:
Красноклювый франколин
Slovak:
frankolínec červenozobý
Serbian:
Crvenokljuni frankolin
Swedish:
rödnäbbad frankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач червонодзьобий
Chinese:
红嘴鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
紅嘴鷓鴣

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooibekfisant
Catalan: Francolí bec-roig
Czech: Frankolín cernozobý, frankolín červenozobý
Danish: Rødnæbbet Frankolin
German: Rotschnabelfrankolin
English: Close-barred Francolin, Red billed Francolin, Redbilled Francolin, Red-billed Francolin, Red-billed Spurfowl
English, HBW: Red-billed Francolin
English (IOC): Red-billed Spurfowl
English (United States): Red-billed Francolin
English (South Africa): Red-billed Spurfowl
Esperanto: Ruĝbeka frankolino
Spanish: Francolín de Pico Rojo, Francolín Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Francolín Piquirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-billed Francolin
Estonian: viirfrankoliin, viirfrankoliin (viir-frankoliinkana), viir-frankoliinkana
Finnish: Punanokkafrankoliini
French: Francolin à bec rouge, Pterniste à bec rouge
Croatian: crvenokljuna jarebica
Hungarian: pettyes frankolin
Italian: Francolino beccorosso, Francolino del Transvaal
Japanese (romaji): sazanamishako
Japanese: サザナミシャコ
Kwangali: Siswagaragwali
Scientific: Francolinus adspersus, Francolinus adspersus adspersus, Pternistis adspersus, Pternistis adspersus adspersus
Lithuanian: Raudonsnapis frankolinas
Dutch: Roodsnavelfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brillefrankolin
Norwegian: Brillefrankolin
Polish: frankolin krasnodzioby, szponiastonóg krasnodzioby
Portuguese: Francolim-de-bico-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-de-bico-vermelho
Russian: Красноклювый Турач, Красноклювый франколин
Slovak: frankolínec červenozobý
Serbian: Crvenokljuni frankolin
Swedish: Rödnäbbad frankolin
Turkish: Al gagalı turaç
Ukrainian: Турач червонодзьобий
Chinese: 红嘴鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴鷓鴣

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