Pheasants & Allies

Handsome Spurfowl

Pternistis nobilis

The Handsome Spurfowl (Pternistis nobilis) is an 878 g forest bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Pheasants & Allies

Order

Galliformes

Weight

878 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Kibale NP (General and Main Road, please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Uganda); Lake Mburo NP (Uganda).

Photo: (c) Sandra Keller, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist