Pheasants & Allies

Swainson's Spurfowl

Pternistis swainsonii

The Swainson's Spurfowl (Pternistis swainsonii) is a 597 g grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Pheasants & Allies

Order

Galliformes

Weight

597 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Photo: (c) Matthew Fainman, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist