Cape Spurfowl
Pternistis capensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,829
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is endemic to southern Africa, where it is the largest francolin. It occurs in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and locally northwards to southern Namibia. It has adapted to alien vegetation and a variety of human-altered habitats, but scrubby roosting and nesting space is a prerequisite. The species is not threatened.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cape spurfowl”.