Genus

African Spurfowl

Pternistis

16 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
GenusPternistis (African Spurfowl)

Species in this group

Pternistis adspersus

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

Pternistis leucoscepus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pternistis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pternistis afer

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pternistis clappertoni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pternistis natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis jacksoni

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis castaneicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis swainsonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pternistis squamatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pternistis rufopictus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pternistis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pternistis hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pternistis nobilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Spurfowl

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 9 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 16	>90%
	Red-billed Francolin			>90%
	Hartlaub's Francolin			~20%
	Swainson's Francolin			<5%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 16	~90%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~70%
	Red-necked Francolin			~70%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~10%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 16	~80%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~80%
4	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~80%
	Cape Spurfowl			~80%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 16	~80%
	Red-necked Francolin			~80%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~20%
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 16	~80%
	Natal Francolin			~60%
	Swainson's Francolin			~50%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 16	~80%
	Red-billed Francolin			~70%
	Swainson's Francolin			~40%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 16	~80%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~80%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~80%
	Natal Francolin			~60%
	Swainson's Francolin			~30%
10	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 16	~80%
	Jackson's Francolin			~60%
	Scaly Francolin			~40%
11	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 16	~70%
	Red-necked Francolin			~70%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~30%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 16	~70%
	Natal Francolin			~60%
	Swainson's Francolin			~40%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 16	~70%
	Swainson's Francolin			~50%
	Red-billed Francolin			~30%
	Natal Francolin			~10%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 16	~70%
	Clapperton's Francolin			~70%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
15	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 16	~70%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~60%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~20%
16	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~60%
	Cape Spurfowl			~60%
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 16	~60%
	Red-billed Francolin			~50%
	Swainson's Francolin			~30%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 16	~60%
	Swainson's Francolin			~40%
	Natal Francolin			~30%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 16	~60%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~60%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
20	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 16	~60%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~60%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 16	~60%
	Red-necked Francolin			~60%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 16	~60%
	Red-necked Francolin			~50%
	Swainson's Francolin			~10%
	Natal Francolin			~10%
23	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 16	~60%
	Chestnut-naped Spurfowl			~60%
24	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 16	~60%
	Swainson's Francolin			~40%
	Natal Francolin			~30%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 16	~60%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~50%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
26	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 16	~60%
	Red-necked Francolin			~50%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 16	~50%
	Swainson's Francolin			~40%
	Red-necked Francolin			~20%
	Natal Francolin			~10%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 16	~50%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~50%
29	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 16	~50%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			~40%
	Red-necked Francolin			~20%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 16	~50%
	Red-billed Francolin			~50%
	Swainson's Francolin			<5%
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 16	~40%
	Red-necked Francolin			~40%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
32	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 16	~40%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~20%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~10%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 16	~40%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~40%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~10%
34	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 16	~40%
	Red-necked Francolin			~40%
35	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 16	~30%
	Scaly Francolin			~30%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			<5%
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 16	~30%
	Red-necked Francolin			~30%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~30%
	Cape Spurfowl			~30%
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~30%
	Natal Francolin			~30%
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~30%
	Red-necked Francolin			~30%
40	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 16	~20%
	Heuglin's Francolin			~20%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
41	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 16	~20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~20%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
42	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3 of 16	~20%
	Red-necked Francolin			~10%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Handsome Francolin			<5%
43	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 16	~20%
	Red-necked Francolin			~20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
44	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 16	~20%
	Red-necked Francolin			~20%
45	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~20%
	Red-necked Francolin			~20%
	Cape Spurfowl			<5%
46	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 16	~20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			~10%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
47	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~10%
	Swainson's Francolin			~10%
48	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 16	~10%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			~10%
49	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 16	~10%
	Handsome Francolin			~10%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
50	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 16	~10%
	Handsome Francolin			~10%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
51	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 16	<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
52	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
53	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 16	<5%
	Handsome Francolin			<5%
54	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 16	<5%
	Red-billed Francolin			<5%
55	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Natal Francolin			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 16	~30%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~30%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	~20%
	Cape Spurfowl			~20%
3	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 16	~20%
	Natal Francolin			~10%
	Swainson's Francolin			~10%
4	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 16	~20%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~20%
5	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 16	~10%
	Swainson's Francolin			~10%
	Natal Francolin			~10%
6	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 16	~10%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~10%
7	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 16	~10%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~10%
8	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 16	~10%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~10%
9	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~10%
	Swainson's Francolin			<5%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
10	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 16	~10%
	Swainson's Francolin			~10%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
11	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 16	~10%
	Double-spurred Francolin			~10%
12	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 16	~10%
	Red-necked Francolin			~10%
13	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 16	<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
14	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 16	<5%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
15	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 16	<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
16	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 16	<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
7	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
8	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

African Spurfowl

Species in this group

Red-billed Francolin

Yellow-necked Francolin

Cape Spurfowl

Red-necked Francolin

Clapperton's Francolin

Natal Francolin

Double-spurred Francolin

Jackson's Francolin

Chestnut-naped Spurfowl

Swainson's Francolin

Scaly Francolin

Grey-breasted Francolin

Hildebrandt's Francolin

Heuglin's Francolin

Hartlaub's Francolin

Handsome Francolin

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Spurfowl

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found