Pheasants & Allies

Red-billed Spurfowl

Pternistis adspersus

The Red-billed Spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus) is a 428 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Pheasants & Allies

Order

Galliformes

Weight

428 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola.

Where to see it: Ondudu Lodge (formerly Erongo Wilderness) (Namibia); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana); Etosha NP · Halali Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Chobe River · west of Kasane (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Stefan Haag, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist