Red-necked spurfowl

Pternistis afer

The red-necked spurfowl or red-necked francolin, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The red-necked spurfowl breeds across the central belt of Africa and down the east coast to Tanzania.
Red Neck Francolin Taken at Addo Elephant Park, Port Elizabeth Addo,Geotagged,Pternistis afer,Red-necked spurfowl,South Africa,Winter,nature

Appearance

It is 25–38 cm in length, with a significant size difference between the subspecies, of which there are seven. It is a generally dark francolin, brown above and black-streaked grey or white underparts. The bill, bare facial skin, neck and legs are bright red.
red-necked spurfowl From the family of game birds this bird is a beautiful one , it gave us many photographic opportunities by standing in a beautiful stance on small heaps or on dew laden grass as seen in the image' Pternistis afer,Red-necked spurfowl

Status

Widespread and common throughout its large range, the red-necked spurfowl is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Red-necked Spurfowl Caprivi stripe Fall,Geotagged,Namibia,Pternistis afer,Red-necked spurfowl

Behavior

The red-necked spurfowl is a wary species, keeping to deep cover, although it sometimes feeds in open scrub or cultivation if disturbance is limited and there are thickets nearby. The nest is a bare scrape, and three to nine eggs are laid.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusPternistis
SpeciesP. afer
Photographed in
Namibia
Tanzania
South Africa