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Double-spurred spurfowl
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The double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Like most spurfowls, it is restricted to Africa. It is a resident breeder in tropical west Africa, but there is a small and declining isolated population in Morocco.
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Double-spurred spurfowl | |
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A covey in central Cameroon | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Genus: | Pternistis |
Species: | P. bicalcaratus |
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Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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