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Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Least Concern

طول الجناح

34,0 cm

الوزن

574,1666666666666 g

الفصيلة

Phasianidae

الرتبة

Galliformes

حول

A medium-large Phasianidae spurfowl (~574 g) of woodland, riverine scrub, and cultivated edges across eastern and southern Africa. Bright red bill, throat, and facial skin are unmistakable. Pairs or small groups forage on seeds, roots, and invertebrates. Calls loud and raucous at dawn; Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	34,0 cm	13.4 in
الوزن	574,1666666666666 g	20.25 oz

التعرف

الريش

Brown above with pale buff shaft streaks; white below with dense dark brown streaking; bare bright red facial skin extending prominently down neck diagnostic; red legs; dark bill. Sexes similar; widespread in Africa.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

النطاق الجغرافي

Resident of open woodland, forest edge, and moist savanna from Ethiopia and Somalia south through East Africa to South Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals in African savanna and scrubby woodland.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23 days. Fledging: 10 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

3-9

الصوت

الغناء

Loud, harsh crowing duet; raucous 'krrreek-krrreek' repeated vigorously; common call at dawn in dense bush; alarm a rapid staccato clucking

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
الفصيلة	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
الأنواع	Pternistis afer

Distribution

Red-necked Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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موجود Not recorded