Galloperdix lunulata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Satpura National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 259 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl in Satpura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–January, the lowest months. Those are among Satpura National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in July.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Painted Spurfowl sightings, Satpura National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Ranthambore National Park (India, about 40%) and Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Spurfowl is recorded against all the birds logged in Satpura National Park (51 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.
