Red-billed Francolin
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Red-billed Francolin

Pternistis adspersus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
2 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed spurfowl (Pternistis adspersus), also known as the red-billed francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in size. Males are larger, measuring 38 cm (15 in) in length and weighing 340–635 g (12.0–22.4 oz), whereas females measure 33 cm (13 in) in length and weigh 340–549 g (12.0–19.4 oz). The species has barred underparts (in contrast to the related Natal spurfowl) and a conspicuous yellow eye-ring. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

Insufficient data
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Francolin at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
90–100%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
6 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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