Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

Scaly Spurfowl, Pternistis squamatus, is a bird of the Phasianidae family that breeds in Africa from south-east Nigeria through north and east Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo, and from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, southern Kenya, Tanzania, northern Malawi and central Ethiopia. It was first described in 1857 by Cassin. The name refers to its scaled appearance. Three subspecies are recognised, with the range split across west, central and east Africa, including south-east Kenya and north-east Tanzania.

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: se Nigeria to n, e DR Congo, Gabon and Congo Republic, e DR Congo to Uganda, s Kenya, Tanzania, n Malawi and c Ethiopia