Genus

African Spurfowl

Pternistis

17 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pternistis adspersus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Pternistis leucoscepus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pternistis clappertoni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pternistis castaneicollis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pternistis natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pternistis afer

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pternistis swainsonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pternistis jacksoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pternistis squamatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pternistis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pternistis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pternistis rufopictus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pternistis hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pternistis ahantensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

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

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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