Red-necked spurfowl
| Red-necked spurfowl | |
|---|---|
| Adult and immature P. afer cranchii (Leach, 1818) in Queen Elizabeth NP | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis afer (Müller, PLS, 1776) | |
geographic distribution | |
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The red-necked spurfowl or red-necked francolin (Pternistis afer), is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae that is a resident species in southern Africa.