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Francolinus swierstrai (Swierstra's Francolin)

Synonyms: Pternistis swierstrai

Wikipedia Abstract

The Swierstra's francolin (Pternistis swierstrai) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found only in Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The scientific name commemorates the South African entomologist Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra.
View Wikipedia Record: Francolinus swierstrai

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Francolinus swierstrai

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
45
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.78725
EDGE Score: 3.6454
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.036 lbs (470 g)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  30 %
Diet - Plants [2]  40 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  30 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic Angola Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Moco Angola A1, A2, A3

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Moco Angola

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0