Red-necked Francolin
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Red-necked Francolin

Pternistis afer

Silhouette: Amanda Kuhlman · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Garden Route National Park
332 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,622 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-necked Francolin

The red-necked spurfowl or red-necked francolin (Pternistis afer), is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae that is a resident species in southern Africa. The red-necked spurfowl was described in 1776 by the German zoologist Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller and given the binomial name Tetrao afer. The type locality was later designated as Benguela in western Angola. The specific epithet afer is the Latin word for "African". The species is now placed in the genus Pternistis that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the red-necked spurfowl is sister to the grey-breasted spurfowl.

Although many subspecies have been described only four are now recognised: P. a. cranchii (Leach, 1818) — north Gabon and south Congo Republic though south, east Democratic Republic of the Congo to central Angola and west Zambia to central Tanzania, west Kenya and Uganda

P. a. afer (Müller, PLS, 1776) — west Angola, northwest Namibia P. a. castaneiventer Gunning & Roberts, 1911 — south and east South Africa P. a. humboldtii (Peters, W, 1854) — southeast Kenya and north and east Tanzania to Mozambique... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Cape Spurfowl
LC

Cape Spurfowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis capensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Quail
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Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Peafowl
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Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Helmeted Guineafowl
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Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~60%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~40%
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~20%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
15 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
29 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Francolin in Garden Route National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Francolin sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 332 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-necked Francolin in Garden Route National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Francolin in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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