Bird Guide

Red-necked Spurfowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Red-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis afer)

Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Large455 gShrubland

The red-necked spurfowl is 25–38 cm (9.8–15.0 in) in length, with significant size differences between the subspecies. It is a generally dark spurfowl, brown above and black-streaked grey or white underparts. The bill, bare facial skin, neck and legs are bright red.

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Yellow-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis leucoscepus)

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

Large641 gShrubland

Voice: The call of a yellow-necked spurfowl is a series of scratchy descending upslurs, up to seven in a series. Male yellow-necked spurfowl often call while standing on top of mounds of earth or rock, often termite mounds.

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