Galliformes / Phasianidae / Pternistis

Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Pternistis afer afer

western Angola and far northwestern Namibia
Pternistis afer castaneiventer

South Africa (southern and eastern Cape Province)
Pternistis afer cranchii

northern Gabon and southern Republic of the Congo through southern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo southwards to central Angola and western Zambia and eastwards to western Kenya and central Tanzania
Pternistis afer humboldtii

southeastern Kenya and northern and eastern Tanzania southwards to northeastern Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, and Mozambique

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.