Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusPternistis (African Spurfowl)
- SpeciesPternistis afer (Red-necked Francolin)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora
Red-wing Francolin
Scleroptila levaillantii
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Francolin in Akagera National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Francolin sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 317 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Francolin in Akagera National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Francolin in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.