Double-spurred spurfowl
| Double-spurred spurfowl | |
|---|---|
| A covey in central Cameroon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. bicalcaratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
geographic distribution | |
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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.