Handsome Spurfowl

About the Handsome Spurfowl

The handsome spurfowl is a species of bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is a large, up to 35 cm long, terrestrial forest bird with a dark reddish brown plumage, grey head, red bill and legs, brown iris, bare red orbital skin and rufous grey below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than male. The young has duller plumage.

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Where the Handsome Spurfowl lives

When to see the Handsome Spurfowl

Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollisThe chestnut-naped spurfowl is a species of bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniJackson's spurfowl has distinctive red bill and legs which sets it apart from the moorland francolin which overlaps in range and the smaller scaly spurfowl is unmarked on the underside. Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniClapperton's spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.