Pternistis
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Pternistis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – now preferred to be spurfowl, but some species still often called francolins; from 1964 to 2019 usually included in Francolinus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Perdicinae - subfamily; Tetraogallini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pternistis adspersus (red-billed spurfowl), Pternistis afer (red-necked spurfowl), Pternistis ahantensis (Ahanta francolin), Pternistis bicalcaratus (double-spurred francolin), Pternistis camerunensis (Mount Cameroon francolin), Pternistis capensis (Cape spurfowl), Pternistis castaneicollis (chestnut-naped francolin), Pternistis clappertoni (Clapperton's francolin), Pternistis erckelii (Erckel's francolin), Pternistis griseostriatus (grey-striped francolin), Pternistis hartlaubi (Hartlaub's spurfowl), Pternistis harwoodi (Harwood's francolin), Pternistis hildebrandti (Hildebrandt's francolin), Pternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin's francolin), Pternistis jacksoni (Jackson's francolin), Pternistis leucoscepus (yellow-necked spurfowl), Pternistis natalensis (Natal spurfowl), Pternistis nobilis (handsome francolin), Pternistis ochropectus (Djibouti francolin), Pternistis rufopictus (grey-breasted spurfowl), Pternistis squamatus (scaly francolin), Pternistis swainsonii (Swainson's spurfowl), Pternistis swierstrai (Swierstra's francolin) - species
References
Pternistis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phasianidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pternistis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Phasianidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
