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Cameroon Francolin

Pternistis camerunensis (Alexander, 1909)

The Mount Cameroon Francolin (Pternistis camerunensis) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Cameroon. Source: Wikipedia

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Phasianidae
Genus:
  Pternistis

Scientific:
  Pternistis camerunensis

Citation:
  (Alexander, 1909)

Reference:
  BBOC 25 p.12

Protonym:
  Francolinus camerunensis

Avibase ID:
  D40CAF0CBDF42004

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D40CAF0C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175967


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis camerunensis: Montane forests of Cameroon Mountain
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Cameroon Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí del mont Camerun
Czech:
frankolín kamerunský
Danish:
Camerounbjergfrankolin
German:
Kamerunfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín del Camerún
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín del Camerún
Finnish:
kameruninvuorifrankoliini
French:
Francolin du Cameroun
Croatian:
kamerunska jarebica
Hungarian:
kameruni frankolin
Italian:
Francolino del Camerun
Japanese:
kameru-n'yamashako
Japanese:
カメルーンヤマシャコ
Lithuanian:
Kamerūninis frankolinas
Dutch:
Kameroenfrankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kamerunfrankolin
Norwegian:
Kamerunfrankolin
Polish:
frankolin kamerunski
Portuguese:
Francolim-camaronês
Russian:
Камерунский турач
Slovak:
frankolínec kamerunský
Serbian:
Kamerunski frankolin
Swedish:
kamerunfrankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач камерунський
Chinese:
喀麦隆鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
喀麥隆鷓鴣

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Francolin du Cameroun ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Francolin du Cameroun ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 1st edition:
Cameroun Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 4th edition:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Clements, version 2015:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Clements, version 2016:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Clements, version 2017:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Clements, version 2018:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Clements, version 2019:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
eBird version 1.50:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
eBird version 1.52:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
eBird version 1.53:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
eBird version 1.54:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
eBird version 1.55:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
eBird version 2015:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
eBird version 2016:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
eBird version 2017:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
eBird version 2018:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
eBird version 2019:
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Cameroun Mountain Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Cameroun Mountain Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Mount Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl ( Pternistis camerunensis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Mount Cameroon Spurfowl ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
James Lee Peters:
Francolinus camerunensis
James Lee Peters (original):
Francolinus camerunensis
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Francolinus camerunensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Cameroon Francolin ( Francolinus camerunensis)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Cameroon Francolin ( Pternistis camerunensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis camerunensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pternistis camerunensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Francolí del mont Camerun
Czech: Frankolín kamerunský
Danish: Camerounbjergfrankolin
German: Kamerunbergfrankolin, Kamerunfrankolin
English: Cameroon Francolin, Cameroon Mountain Francolin, Cameroun Francolin, Cameroun Mountain Francolin, Mount Cameroon Francolin, Mount Cameroon Spurfowl
English (IOC): Mount Cameroon Francolin
Spanish: Francolín de Camerún, Francolín del Camerún
Spanish (Spain): Francolín del Camerún
Spanish (HBW): Cameroon Francolin
Estonian: kameru(u)ni frankoliin (kameru(u)ni frankoliinkana), kameruni frankoliin, kameruni frankoliin (kameruni frankoliinkana)
Finnish: Kameruninvuorifrankoliini
French: Francolin du Cameroun, Francolin du mont Cameroun
Croatian: kamerunska jarebica
Hungarian: kameruni frankolin
Italian: Francolino del Camerun, Francolino del Monte Camerun
Japanese: kameruanyamashako, kameru-nyamashako, kameru-n'yamashako
Japanese: カメルアンヤマシャコ, カメルーンヤマシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus camerunensis, Pternistis camerunensis
Lithuanian: Kamerūninis frankolinas
Dutch: Kameroenfrankolijn, Kameroen-frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kamerunfrankolin
Norwegian: Kamerunfrankolin
Polish: frankolin kamerunski, frankolin kameruński, szponiastonóg kameruński
Portuguese: Francolim-camaronês
Russian: Камерунский Турач
Slovak: frankolínec kamerunský
Serbian: Kamerunski frankolin
Swedish: Kamerunfrankolin
Ukrainian: Турач камерунський
Chinese: 喀麦隆鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 喀麥隆鷓鴣

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