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Ptilopachus
''Ptilopachus'' is an African genus of birds in the New World quail family. Taxonomy The genus ''Ptilopachus '' was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the stone partridge, which is therefore the type species. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''ptilon'' meaning "feather" with ''pakhus'' meaning "thick" or "dense". As traditionally defined, only the stone partridge was included in this genus, but based on Genetics, genetic evidence, it now also includes Nahan's partridge (formerly considered a francolin). The study also concludes that this genus is more closely related to the New World quails (Odontophoridae) and might be considered their only African representative. Description At about in length, both are relatively small, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial birds with a red eye-ring, base of the bill, and legs, and brownish upperparts.McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Francolins (genus ''Francolinus''). Pp. 489–504 in: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Partridge
The stone partridge (''Ptilopachus petrosus'') is a bird of the Odontophoridae, New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part if its range is in the Sudanian Savanna). Taxonomy The stone partridge was Species description, formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the other partridge like birds in the genus ''Tetrao'' and coined the binomial nomenclature, binomial name ''Tetrao petrosus''. Gmelin's description was based on the Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Comte de Buffon's "Le perdrix de roche ou de la Gambia" and John Latham (ornithologist), John Latham's "Rufous-breasted partridge". The stone partridge is now placed with Nahan's partridge in the genus ''Ptilopachus'' that was introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
