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Hildebrandt's Francolin

Pternistis hildebrandti (Cabanis, JL 1878)

Hildebrandt's spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. The species is named for Johann Maria Hildebrandt, who collected the first specimens in Kenya. The sexes differ markedly in their plumage and females are smaller than males. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Cabanis, JL 1878)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 26 p.206,243 pl.4 fig.2

Protonym:
  Francolinus (Scleroptera) Hildebrandti

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/102855#page/218/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F5A73AAA7B5F6729

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F5A73AAA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F5A73AAA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175979

Geographic range:

  • Pternistis hildebrandti: Kenya to Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeastern Zambia, and southern Malawi
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Catalan:
Francolí de Hildebrandt
Czech:
frankolín Hildebrandtův
Danish:
Hildebrandts Frankolin
German:
Hildebrandtfrankolin
Spanish:
Francolín de Hildebrandt
Spanish (Spain):
Francolín de Hildebrandt
Finnish:
mustatäpläfrankoliini
French:
Francolin de Hildebrandt
Croatian:
hildebrandtova jarebica
Hungarian:
Hildebrandt-frankolin
Italian:
Francolino di Hildebrandt
Japanese (romaji):
mesuakashako
Japanese:
メスアカシャコ
Lithuanian:
Rytų Afrikos frankolinas
Dutch:
Hildebrandts Frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bergfrankolin
Norwegian:
Bergfrankolin
Polish:
szponiastonóg nadobny
Portuguese:
Francolim-de-barriga-branca
Russian:
Восточноафриканский франколин
Slovak:
frankolínec lupienkatý
Serbian:
Krupnopegavi frankolin
Swedish:
hildebrandtfrankolin
Ukrainian:
Турач східний
Chinese:
希氏鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional):
希德氏鷓鴣

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Francolí de Hildebrandt
Czech: Frankolín Hildebrandtuv, frankolín Hildebrandtův
Danish: Hildebrandts Frankolin
German: Hildebrandtfrankolin, Hildebrandt-Frankolin
English: Heller's Hildebrandt Francolin, Hildebrandt's Francolin, Hildebrandt's Spurfowl, Hildebrant's Francolin, Kenya Hildebrandt Francolin, Mikindani Hildebrandt Francolin, Nyasa Hildebrandt Francolin, Steppe Hildebrandt Francolin
English, HBW: Hildebrandt's Francolin
English (IOC): Hildebrandt's Francolin, Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
English (Kenya): Hildebrandt's Francolin
English (United States): Hildebrandt's Francolin
Esperanto: Hildebranda frankolino
Spanish: Francolín de Hildebrandt, Francolín de Hilderbrandt
Spanish (Spain): Francolín de Hildebrandt
Spanish (HBW): Hildebrandt's Francolin
Estonian: tähnikfrankoliin (tähnik-frankoliinkana)
Finnish: Mustatäpläfrankoliini
French: Francolin de Hildebrandt, Pterniste de Hildebrandt
Croatian: hildebrandtova jarebica
Hungarian: Hildebrandt-frankolin
Italian: Francolino di Hildebrandt
Japanese (romaji): mesuakashako
Japanese: メスアカシャコ
Scientific: Francolinus Altumi, Francolinus Fischeri, Francolinus grotei, Francolinus hildebrandti, Francolinus hildebrandti altumi, Francolinus hildebrandti fischeri, Francolinus hildebrandti grotei, Francolinus hildebrandti helleri, Francolinus hildebrandti hildebrandti, Francolinus hildebrandti johnstoni, Francolinus hildebrandti lindi, Francolinus johnstoni, Pternistis hildebrandti, Pternistis hildebrandti altumi, Pternistis hildebrandti fischeri, Pternistis hildebrandti grotei, Pternistis hildebrandti helleri, Pternistis hildebrandti hildebrandti, Pternistis hildebrandti johnstoni, Sceloptera hildebrandti
Lithuanian: Rytų Afrikos frankolinas
Dutch: Hildebrandtfrankolijn, Hildebrandt-frankolijn, Hildebrandts Frankolijn
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bergfrankolin
Norwegian: Bergfrankolin
Polish: frankolin nadobny, szponiastonóg nadobny
Portuguese: Francolim-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): francolim-de-hildebrandt
Russian: Восточноафриканский турач, Восточноафриканский франколин
Slovak: frankolínec lupienkatý
Serbian: Krupnopegavi frankolin
Swedish: hildebrandtfrankolin, Hildebrandts frankolin
Swahili: Kwale wa Hildebrandt
Turkish: Lekeli turaç
Ukrainian: Турач східний
Chinese: 希氏鹧鸪
Chinese (Traditional): 希德氏鷓鴣

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