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Clapperton's spurfowl

Pternistis clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 415 g to 534 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni)
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the clapperton's spurfowl

Weight
415 g – 534 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clapperton's spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the clapperton's spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.

From the Wikipedia article “Clapperton's spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clapperton%27s_spurfowl&oldid=1314236983), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the clapperton's spurfowl endangered?

The clapperton's spurfowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the clapperton's spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826)

Synonyms Francolinus clappertoni cavei, Francolinus clappertoni testis, Francolinus clappertoni tscahdensis, Francolinus clappertoni tschadensis, Francolinus tschadensis, Pternistis clappertoni cavei, Pternistis clappertoni testis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Clapperton's francolinEnglish
  • Clapperton's francolinEnglish
  • Clapperton's francolinEnglish
  • CLSPEnglish
  • دراج كلابرتونArabic
  • francolí de ClappertonCatalan
  • frankolín savanovýCzech
  • frankolín ClappertonůvCzech
  • SahelfrankolinDanish
  • ClappertonfrankolinGerman
  • klapertona frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín de ClappertonSpanish
  • liivafrankoliin (liiva-frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • دراج کلپرتونPersian
  • hietikkofrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin de ClappertonFrench
  • Pterniste de ClappertonFrench
  • pjegava jarebicaCroatian
  • Clapperton-frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino di ClappertonItalian
  • ヒゲシャコJapanese
  • savaninis frankolinasLithuanian
  • Clappertons FrankolijnDutch
  • savannefrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg pstryPolish
  • کلیپرٹن چکورWestern Panjabi
  • francolim-de-bigodePortuguese
  • francolim-de-bigodesPortuguese
  • francolim-de-clappertonPortuguese
  • Саванный турачRussian
  • Саванный франколинRussian
  • frankolínec pancierovýSlovak
  • Šareni crvenoliki frankolinSerbian
  • sahelsporrhönaSwedish
  • Çorak TuracıTurkish
  • турач савановийUkrainian
  • 紅眶鷓鴣Chinese
  • 红眶鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the clapperton's spurfowl

Other species in the same genus Pternistis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the clapperton's spurfowl?

An adult clapperton's spurfowl weighs 415 g – 534 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the clapperton's spurfowl endangered?

The clapperton's spurfowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the clapperton's spurfowl?

The clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{clappertons_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Clapperton's spurfowl (Pternistis clappertoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clappertons-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}