Xenoperdix obscurata

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Galliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Pangalloanserae
Cladus: Galloanseres
Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Subfamilia: Perdicinae
Genus: Xenoperdix
Species: Xenoperdix obscurata

Name edit

Xenoperdix obscurata Bowie & Fjeldså, 2005 Type locality: Udzungwa and Rubeho Highlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania.

Synonymy edit

  • Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata Fjeldsa & Kiure, 2003

References edit

  • Fjeldså, Jon & Jacob Kiure 2003: A new population of the Udzungwa forest partridge. Bulletin British Ornithologists Club 123(1):52-57. pdf
  • Bowie, Rauri C.K. & Fjeldså, Jon 2005: Genetic and morphological evidence for two species in the Udzungwa forest partridge Xenoperdix udzungwensi. Journal of East African Natural History, 94(1): 191–201. pdf.
  • Xenoperdix udzungwensis obscurata – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names edit

English: Rubeho Forest-partridge
français: Xénoperdrix des Rubeho
Nederlands: Rubehobospatrijs
svenska: rubehohöna