Painted Spurfowl
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Painted Spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
537 Verified records at Ranthambore National Park
January 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 537 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

80–90% · Very likely
Grey Francolin
LC

Grey Francolin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ortygornis pondicerianus

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Bush Quail
LC

Jungle Bush Quail

Bird

Perdicula asiatica

5–10% · With luck
Rock Bush Quail
LC Endemic

Rock Bush Quail

Bird

Perdicula argoondah

<5% · Rare
Rain Quail
LC

Rain Quail

Bird

Coturnix coromandelica

Insufficient data
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Ranthambore National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 537 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Painted Spurfowl in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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