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ShrublandScrapeMedium · 254 g
What the Painted Spurfowl sounds like
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This spurfowl is distinctive in having no bare facial skin as in the red spurfowl. The male has a black tail and ochre underparts that contrast with the darker upperparts. The plumage of the upper parts and the feathers have white spots edged with black. The head and neck of the male are black with a green sheen and finely spotted in white while the mantle, rump and wing coverts are chestnut. The female is much duller with a rufous brow and ear coverts. The throat is pale and spotted as in the male but the female lacks white spotting on the body.
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When to see the Painted Spurfowl
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Painted Spurfowl
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Painted Spurfowl
The painted spurfowl is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed.
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Easily confused with
Sri Lanka SpurfowlGalloperdix bicalcarataThe Sri Lanka spurfowl is a member of the pheasant family which is endemic to the dense rainforests of Sri Lanka.
Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaOverall reddish-brown, this large partridge-like bird has a somewhat long tail.
Side by side: Painted Spurfowl vs Red Spurfowl
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