Harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi), also known as Harwood's Francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is a grey-brown bird with red bill and tail, and red bare skin around the eyes. Both sexes have similar coloring, although the female is paler in color with a more extensive buff belly.
This spurfowl is endemic to Ethiopia, having a range restricted to the Ethiopian Highlands on either side of the Blue Nile River between Lake Tana and its confluence with the Jamma River, as well as its tributaries between these points. Originally thought to inhabit Typha beds growing along small, shallow watercourses and acacia thickets, studies in 1996 found Harwood's spurfowl in a site with neither of these. It is threatened by habitat loss as population pressures force locals into the marginal scrublands favored by the bird as its habitat. Harwood's spurfowl is heavily hunted for food and is sometimes also caught for sale at local markets; its eggs are also a food source.
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Der Harwoodfrankolin (Pternistis harwoodi, Syn.: Francolinus harwoodi) ist ein monotypischer Vogel aus der Familie der Fasanenartigen. Er kommt nur im Hochland von Äthiopien vor. Mit einem Bestand von 10.000–19.999 lebenden Exemplaren gilt er seit 1988 als bedrohte Art.
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El francolín de Harwood (Pternistis harwoodi) es una especie de ave galliforme de la familia Phasianidae endémica de Etiopía.
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Le Francolin de Harwood (Pternistis harwoodi) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Phasianidae.
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Il francolino di Harwood (Pternistis harwoodi (Blundell e Lovat, 1899)) è un uccello galliforme della famiglia dei Fasianidi endemico dell'Etiopia centrale.
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Harwoods frankolijn (Pternistis harwoodi; synoniem: Francolinus harwoodi) is een vogel uit de familie fazantachtigen (Phasianidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1899 door Blundell & Lovat.
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Szponiastonóg czerwonooki, frankolin czerwonooki (Pternistis harwoodi) – gatunek średniej wielkości ptaka z rodziny kurowatych (Phasianidae), podrodziny bażantów (Phasianinae). Endemit Etiopii. Bliski zagrożenia wyginięciem.
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Abaysporrhöna (Pternistis harwoodi) är en fågel i familjen fasanfåglar inom ordningen hönsfåglar. Den förekommer mycket lokalt i Etiopien. IUCN kategoriserar den som nära hotad.