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    The double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Like...
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    Pternistis (redirect from African spurfowl)
    monophyletic assemblage of true spurfowls. All species are endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, excepted the double-spurred spurfowl (also present in Morocco). They...
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    Heuglin's spurfowl, Pternistis icterorhynchus Double-spurred spurfowl, Pternistis bicalcaratus Harwood's spurfowl, Pternistis harwoodi Clapperton's spurfowl, Pternistis...
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    many other Galliformes, they typically have no spurs, although turkeys do possess very prominent spurs. Grouse feed mainly on vegetation—buds, catkins...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    over one year old have spurs on the legs that average 4 cm (1.6 in), with lengths of over 6 cm (2.4 in) being recorded. These spurs are much longer and thinner...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    coppery neck, and overall less iridescence. Both males and females have spurs.[page needed] The Congo peacock (Afropavo congensis) male does not display...
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    English zoologist George Gray with the great argus as the type species. The double-banded argus (Argusianus bipunctatus), known only from a portion of a single...
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    have reduced spurs to none at all. A few have two spurs on each of their legs instead of one, including peacock-pheasants and spurfowl. The bill is short...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    partridges Tribe Polyprectronini Blyth 1852 – peacock-pheasants, Asian spurfowl, and crimson-headed partridge Tribe Gallini Brehm 1831 – junglefowl, bamboo...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    published in 2019 found that Heuglin's spurfowl is sister to the double-spurred spurfowl. Heuglin's spurfowl is considered to be monotypic: no subspecies...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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  • Thumbnail for Lady Amherst's pheasant
    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    into blackish under the tail. The thighs are buff coloured. The male has a spur on the leg above the hind toe. The adult peahen has a rufous-brown head with...
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    resistance. Spurs function not only as weapons in combat between males but also as an important cue in female choice as the length of the spur signifies...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    to impress the females. The typical song in this display is a series of double-clicks like a dropping ping-pong ball, which gradually accelerate into a...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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  • griseostriatus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890) Hartlaub's spurfowl, Pternistis hartlaubi (Bocage 1870) Double-spurred spurfowl, Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766)...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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    Asiatic spurfowl and the crimson-headed partridge, endemic to Borneo. These three genera share the curious tendency for multiple metatarsal spurs. Though...
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  • crescentchest Double-collared seedeater Double-crested cormorant Doubleday's hummingbird Double-eyed fig parrot Double-spurred spurfowl Double-striped thick-knee...
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    natalensis) Hildebrandt's spurfowl (P. hildebrandti) Double-spurred spurfowl (P. bicalcaratus) Scaly spurfowl (P. squamatus) Heuglin's spurfowl (P. icterorhynchus)...
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