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Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Least Concern

Envergadura

34,0 cm

Peso

574,1666666666666 g

Familia

Phasianidae

Orden

Galliformes

Acerca de

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
Envergadura	34,0 cm	13.4 in
Peso	574,1666666666666 g	20.25 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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

Distribución geográfica

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.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

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

Tamaño de la puesta

3-9

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Familia	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Pternistis
Especies	Pternistis afer

Distribution

Red-necked Spurfowl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded