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Yellow-necked Spurfowl in Tarangire high grass
I was quite surprised to see species like this spurfowl as well as the guineafowl survive amidst wildlife in Tanzania. Where the herbivores are always on alert, strategic, fast, careful, these creatures seem slow, loud, easy to spot, easy prey. What is you secret, oh Spurfowl?
The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. This species is named for the yellow patch found on its neck. Males of this species have been noted to have spurs on the back of their legs.
Similar species: Landfowl
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 17, 2013. Captured Aug 30, 2013 15:59.
