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Ahanta Francolin

Pternistis ahantensis (Temminck, CJ 1854)

The Ahanta francolin or Ahanta spurfowl is a species of bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is native to western Africa, where it occurs in Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1854)

Reference:
   Bijdr. Dierk. 1, afl. 6 p.49,pl.

Protonym:
  Francolinus ahantensis

Type locality:
  Ahanta, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/503855


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CA53B18DB8E29835

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CA53B18D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CA53B18D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175964

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis ahantensis: discontinuous in lowlands of Senegambia to southwestern Nigeria
English:
Ahanta Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí d'Ahanta
Czech:
frankolín ahantský
Danish:
Vestlig Skælfrankolin
German:
Ahantafrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín de Ahanta
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín de Ahanta
Finnish:
guineanfrankoliini
French:
Francolin d'Ahanta
Croatian:
smeđa jarebica
Italian:
Francolino dell'Ashanti
Japanese (romaji):
chamimishako
Japanese:
チャミミシャコ
Lithuanian:
Gambinis frankolinas
Dutch:
Ahantafrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Ashantifrankolin
Norwegian:
Ashantifrankolin
Polish:
szponiastonóg brązowouchy
Portuguese:
Francolim-ahanta
Portuguese (Portugal):
francolim-de-ahanta
Russian:
Гамбийский франколин
Slovak:
frankolínec hnedý
Serbian:
Ganski frankolin
Swedish:
ahantafrankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач гамбійський
Chinese:
褐顶鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
褐頂鷓鴣


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Francolin d'Ahanta ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Francolin d'Ahanta ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Ahanta Spurfowl ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Francolinus ahantensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Francolinus ahantensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Francolinus ahantensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Ahanta Francolin ( Francolinus ahantensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Ahanta Francolin ( Pternistis ahantensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis ahantensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis ahantensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Francolí d'Ahanta
Czech: frankolín ahantský, Frankolín Temminckuv
Danish: Vestlig Skælfrankolin
German: Ahantafrankolin, Aschantifrankolin
English: Ahanta Francolin, Ahanta Spurfowl
English, HBW: Ahanta Francolin
English (IOC): Ahanta Francolin, Ahanta Spurfowl
English (United States): Ahanta Francolin
Esperanto: Ahanta frankolino
Spanish: Francolín de Ahanta
Spanish (Spain): Francolín de Ahanta
Spanish (HBW): Ahanta Francolin
Estonian: ginea frankoliin, ginea frankoliin (ginea frankoliinkana), ginea frankoliinkana
Finnish: Guineanfrankoliini
French: Francolin d’Ahanta, Francolin d'Achanti, Francolin d'Ahanta, Pterniste d'Ahanta
Croatian: smeđa jarebica
Italian: Francolino dell'Ashanti, Francolino di Ahanta
Japanese (romaji): chamimishako, koganehamashako
Japanese: コガネハマシャコ, チャミミシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus ahantensis, Francolinus ahantensis ahantensis, Francolinus ahantensis hopkinsoni, Pternistis ahantensis, Pternistis ahantensis ahantensis, Pternistis ahantensis hopkinsoni
Lithuanian: Gambinis frankolinas
Dutch: Ahantafrankolijn, Ahanta-frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Ashantifrankolin
Norwegian: Ashantifrankolin
Polish: frankolin brazowouchy, frankolin brązowouchy, szponiastonóg brązowouchy
Portuguese: Francolim-ahanta
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-de-ahanta, Perdiz-do-gunal
Russian: Гамбийский турач, Гамбийский франколин
Slovak: frankolínec hnedý
Serbian: Ganski frankolin
Swedish: Ahantafrankolin
Turkish: Ahanta turacı
Ukrainian: Турач гамбійський
Chinese: 褐顶鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 褐頂鷓鴣

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