Genus

African Spurfowl

Pternistis

16 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

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

Pternistis adspersus

90–100% · Very likely

Pternistis leucoscepus

80–90% · Very likely

Pternistis clappertoni

60–70% · Likely

Pternistis castaneicollis

60–70% · Likely

Pternistis natalensis

60–70% · Likely

Pternistis afer

60–70% · Likely

Pternistis bicalcaratus

50–60% · Likely

Pternistis swainsonii

40–50% · Likely

Pternistis capensis

20–30% · Possible

Pternistis hildebrandti

20–30% · Possible

Pternistis icterorhynchus

20–30% · Possible

Pternistis rufopictus

10–20% · Possible

Pternistis hartlaubi

10–20% · With luck

Pternistis ahantensis

Insufficient data

Pternistis nobilis

0–10% · With luck

Pternistis squamatus

0–10% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

50–60

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	P(≥1)
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	90–100%
	Red-billed Francolin			90–100%
	Hartlaub's Francolin			10–20%
	Swainson's Francolin			<5%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	80–90%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			60–70%
	Red-necked Francolin			60–70%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			10–20%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	80–90%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			80–90%
4	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	80–90%
	Red-billed Francolin			60–70%
	Swainson's Francolin			30–40%
	Natal Francolin			Insufficient data
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	70–80%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			70–80%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	70–80%
	Natal Francolin			60–70%
	Swainson's Francolin			30–40%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	70–80%
	Red-necked Francolin			60–70%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			20–30%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	70–80%
	Natal Francolin			50–60%
	Swainson's Francolin			40–50%
	Red-billed Francolin			Insufficient data
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	70–80%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			60–70%
	Scaly Francolin			0–10%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	70–80%
	Red-necked Francolin			60–70%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			10–20%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
	Scaly Francolin			Insufficient data
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	60–70%
	Clapperton's Francolin			60–70%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			0–10%
	Heuglin's Francolin			Insufficient data
12	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	60–70%
	Chestnut-naped Spurfowl			60–70%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	60–70%
	Double-spurred Francolin			50–60%
	AHSP			Insufficient data
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	60–70%
	Red-billed Francolin			40–50%
	Swainson's Francolin			20–30%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	50–60%
	Swainson's Francolin			30–40%
	Natal Francolin			30–40%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
16	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	50–60%
	Red-necked Francolin			40–50%
	Swainson's Francolin			10–20%
	Natal Francolin			0–10%
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	50–60%
	Red-necked Francolin			50–60%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Heuglin's Francolin			Insufficient data
	Handsome Francolin			Insufficient data
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	50–60%
	Red-necked Francolin			50–60%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			Insufficient data
	Heuglin's Francolin			Insufficient data
	Handsome Francolin			Insufficient data
19	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	50–60%
	Swainson's Francolin			30–40%
	Natal Francolin			30–40%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	50–60%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			50–60%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			Insufficient data
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	50–60%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			40–50%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			10–20%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
22	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	50–60%
	Red-billed Francolin			40–50%
	Swainson's Francolin			<5%
	Hartlaub's Francolin			<5%
23	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	40–50%
	Swainson's Francolin			30–40%
	Red-necked Francolin			10–20%
	Natal Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			Insufficient data
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	40–50%
	Red-necked Francolin			40–50%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			Insufficient data
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	30–40%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			10–20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			10–20%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			0–10%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	30–40%
	Red-necked Francolin			30–40%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	30–40%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			30–40%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
28	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Cape Spurfowl			20–30%
29	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Natal Francolin			20–30%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
	Swainson's Francolin			Insufficient data
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			20–30%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
31	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	20–30%
	Heuglin's Francolin			20–30%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	20–30%
	Grey-breasted Francolin			10–20%
	Red-necked Francolin			10–20%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			<5%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			10–20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			0–10%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
34	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Red-necked Francolin			20–30%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Hildebrandt's Francolin			10–20%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Yellow-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
36	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Red-necked Francolin			10–20%
	Cape Spurfowl			<5%
37	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	0–10%
	Handsome Francolin			0–10%
	Red-necked Francolin			<5%
	Scaly Francolin			Insufficient data
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	0–10%
	Handsome Francolin			0–10%
	Scaly Francolin			<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
39	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	0–10%
	Scaly Francolin			0–10%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
	Heuglin's Francolin			Insufficient data
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Red-billed Francolin			<5%
41	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Handsome Francolin			<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
42	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Red-billed Francolin			Insufficient data
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Red-necked Francolin			Insufficient data
	Scaly Francolin			Insufficient data
44	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Natal Francolin			<5%

African Spurfowl

Species in this group

Red-billed Francolin

Yellow-necked Francolin

Clapperton's Francolin

Chestnut-naped Spurfowl

Natal Francolin

Red-necked Francolin

Double-spurred Francolin

Swainson's Francolin

Cape Spurfowl

Hildebrandt's Francolin

Heuglin's Francolin

Grey-breasted Francolin

Hartlaub's Francolin

AHSP

Handsome Francolin

Scaly Francolin

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see African Spurfowl

Parks Ranked