Ceylon Spurfowl

Ceylon Spurfowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Junglefowl
LC

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gallus lafayettii

50–60% · Likely
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ceylon Spurfowl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Ceylon Spurfowl sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 622 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ceylon Spurfowl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ceylon Spurfowl in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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