Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernPlantsForestPlatform nestLarge · 449 g

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 1 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 2 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 3 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 4 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Scaly Spurfowl

The scaly spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Where the Scaly Spurfowl lives

Regular range

Kenya Uganda Tanzania Cameroon Nigeria Ethiopia Gabon Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Congo - Brazzaville Equatorial Guinea Central African Republic Malawi

When to see the Scaly Spurfowl

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

Easily confused with

Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiHildebrandt's spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Grey-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusThe grey-breasted spurfowl or grey-breasted francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchusHeuglin's spurfowl is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

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