| Ahanta spurfowl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Genus: | Pternistis |
| Species: | P. ahantensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pternistis ahantensis (Temminck, 1854)
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geographic distribution
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| Synonyms | |
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Francolinus ahantensis | |
The Ahanta francolin or Ahanta spurfowl (Pternistis ahantensis) is a species of bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is native to western Africa, where it occurs in Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pternistis ahantensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678835A92790866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678835A92790866.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.