Galloperdix lunulata
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In 3 days ~10%
The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed.
This spurfowl is distinctive in having no bare facial skin as in the red spurfowl. The male has a black tail and ochre underparts that contrast with the darker upperparts. The plumage of the upper parts and the feathers have white spots edged with black. The head and neck of the male are black with a green sheen and finely spotted in white while the mantle, rump and wing coverts are chestnut. The female is much duller with a rufous brow and ear coverts. The throat is pale and spotted as in the male but the female lacks white spotting on the body. The bill and legs are dark grey, with two to four tarsal spurs on the male. Females can also have one or two spurs. The tail... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Kota on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl in Kota on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Kota's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in August.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Spurfowl sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Painted Spurfowl sightings, Kota ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Painted Spurfowl that you can see in Kota (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Common Peafowl (about 30%) and Grey Francolin (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Spurfowl is recorded against all the birds logged in Kota (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
