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.[2][3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek ptilon meaning "feather" with pakhus meaning "thick" or "dense".[4]
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.[5][6][7]
| Image | Genus | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Stone Partridge.jpg | P. petrosus Gmelin, 1789 | Stone partridge | Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia |
| File:Ptilopachus nahani 248349948.jpg | P. nahani (Dubois, AJC, 1905) | Nahan's partridge | northeastern DR Congo and western Uganda |
Description
At about 25 cm (9.8 in) in length, both are relatively small, terrestrial birds with a red eye-ring, base of the bill, and legs, and brownish upperparts.[8]
See also
- Donacobius, the only American species of an otherwise Old World bird lineage
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crowe, T.M.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Bloomer, P.; Mandiwana, T.G.; Hedderson, T.A.J.; Randi, E.; Pereira, S.L.; Wakeling, J. (2006). "Phylogenetics, biogeography and classification of, and character evolution in, gamebirds (Aves: Galliformes): effects of character exclusion, data partitioning and missing data". Cladistics. 22 (6): 495–532. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2006.00120.x. hdl:2263/14099. PMID 34892896.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cohen, C.; Wakeling, J.L.; Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G.; Sande, E.; Dranzoa, C.; Crowe, T.M.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2012). "Phylogenetic affinities of evolutionarily enigmatic African galliforms: the Stone partridge Ptilopachus petrosus and Nahan's francolin Francolinus nahani, and support for their sister relationship with New World quails". Ibis. 154 (4): 768–780. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01269.x.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Megapodes, guans, guineafowl, New World quail". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ 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
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