Painted Spurfowl
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Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
200 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Red Spurfowl
LC Endemic

Red Spurfowl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Galloperdix spadicea

5–10% · With luck
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

60–70% · Likely
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

50–60% · Likely
Grey Francolin
LC

Grey Francolin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ortygornis pondicerianus

10–20% · With luck
Jungle Bush Quail
LC

Jungle Bush Quail

Bird

Perdicula asiatica

<5% · Rare
Painted Francolin
LC

Painted Francolin

Bird

Francolinus pictus

<5% · Rare
Rain Quail
LC

Rain Quail

Bird

Coturnix coromandelica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Spurfowl in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Painted Spurfowl in Bandhavgarh National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Painted Spurfowl in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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