Yellow-necked Spurfowl

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When to see the Yellow-necked Spurfowl

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-necked Spurfowl

The map shades 8 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Eritrea.

About the Yellow-necked Spurfowl

The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. This species is named for the yellow patch found on its neck. Males of this species have been noted to have spurs on the back of their legs.

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Easily confused with

Double-spurred SpurfowlPternistis bicalcaratusThe double-spurred spurfowl is 30–34 cm (12–13 in) in length. Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiThe largest African spurfowl, Erckel's spurfowl is 38–43 cm (15–17 in) in length, with females being slightly smaller than males. Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusThe red-billed spurfowl, also known as the red-billed francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Side by side: Red-necked Spurfowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl · Erckel's Spurfowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl · Double-spurred Spurfowl vs Yellow-necked Spurfowl