Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857) is a animal in the Phasianidae family, order Galliformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

The scaly spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) is a Phasianidae bird species found across multiple countries in Africa.

Family
Genus
Pternistis
Order
Galliformes
Class
Aves

About Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

Pternistis squamatus, commonly known as the scaly spurfowl, is a bird species that belongs to the family Phasianidae. This species has been recorded in the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Galliformes Phasianidae Pternistis

More from Phasianidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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