Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusGalloperdix (Asian Spurfowl)
- SpeciesGalloperdix spadicea (Red Spurfowl)
About the Red Spurfowl
The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name.
The red spurfowl was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the grouse like birds in the genus Tetrao and coined the binomial name Tetrao spadiceus. Gmelin based his description on Pierre Sonnerat's "La perdrix rouge de Madagascar". Gmelin specified the type locality as Madagascar. This is an error, the species is found in India. The red spurfowl is now placed with painted spurfowl and the Sri Lanka spurfowl in the genus Galloperdix that was introduced in 1845 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name combines the Latin word gallus for a "farmyard cock" with perdix meaning "partridge... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Red Spurfowl in Kanha National Park
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Galloperdix lunulata
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Grey Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
Grey Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Jungle Bush Quail
Perdicula asiatica
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Spurfowl in Kanha National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Spurfowl sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 631 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red Spurfowl in Kanha National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red Spurfowl in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.