Ptilopachus
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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.[1][2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek ptilon meaning "feather" with pakhus meaning "thick" or "dense".[3]
As traditionally defined, only the stone partridge was included in this genus, but based on 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.[4][5][6]
| Image | Genus | Common Name | Distribution |
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| File:Stone Partridge.jpg | P. petrosus Gmelin, 1789Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Stone partridge | Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia |
| File:Ptilopachus nahani 248349948.jpg | P. nahani (Dubois, AJC, 1905)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nahan's partridge | northeastern DR Congo and western Uganda |
Description
At about Template:Convert in length, both are relatively small, terrestrial birds with a red eye-ring, base of the bill, and legs, and brownish upperparts.[7]
See also
- Donacobius, the only American species of an otherwise Old World bird lineage
References
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- ↑ McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Francolins (genus Francolinus). Pp. 489–504 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1994). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2. New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Template:ISBN