Galloperdix lunulata
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Ranthambore National Park on a given day, based on 655 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 251 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl in Ranthambore National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Ranthambore National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 270 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Painted Spurfowl sightings, Ranthambore National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 20%) and Satpura National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Painted Spurfowl that you can see in Ranthambore National Park (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Common Peafowl (about 80%), Grey Francolin (about 60%) and Jungle Bush Quail (about 10%), 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 Ranthambore National Park (655 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
