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Double-spurred spurfowl

Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 381 g to 507 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus)
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the double-spurred spurfowl

Weight
381 g – 507 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
6src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 double-spurred spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the double-spurred spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Like most spurfowls, it is restricted to Africa. It is a resident breeder in tropical West Africa, but there is a small and declining isolated population in Morocco.

From the Wikipedia article “Double-spurred spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Double-spurred_spurfowl&oldid=1306358573), 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 double-spurred spurfowl endangered?

The double-spurred 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 double-spurred spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Francolinus bicalcaratus

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Double-spurred francolinEnglish
  • Double-spurred francolinEnglish
  • DSSPEnglish
  • دراج مزدوج المهمازArabic
  • Двушпорест франколинBulgarian
  • francolí de doble esperóCatalan
  • frankolín dvouostruhýCzech
  • Stribet FrankolinDanish
  • DoppelspornfrankolinGerman
  • Ραβδωτός ΦραγκολίνοςGreek
  • dusprona frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín biespoladoSpanish
  • savannifrankoliin e.savanni-frankoliinkanaEstonian
  • دراج سیخکیPersian
  • kannusfrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin à double éperonFrench
  • Pterniste à double éperonFrench
  • Francóilín désporachIrish
  • פרנקולין דו-דרבניHebrew
  • dvoostruga jarebicaCroatian
  • sarkantyús frankolinHungarian
  • SporahænaIcelandic
  • Francolino bisperonatoItalian
  • フタツケズメシャコJapanese
  • dvipentinis frankolinasLithuanian
  • divpiešu frankolinsLatvian
  • Barbarijse FrankolijnDutch
  • hvitbrynfrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg zbrojnyPolish
  • ٹرنیسٹس بائکالکاراٹسWestern Panjabi
  • chocaPortuguese
  • francolim-biesporadoPortuguese
  • Двушпоровый турачRussian
  • Двухшпорный франколинRussian
  • VilgesgulmfrankoliidnaNorthern Sami
  • frankolínec dvojostrohýSlovak
  • ostrožni frankolinSlovenian
  • Dvoostrugasti frankolinSerbian
  • marockansk frankolinSwedish
  • marockansk sporrhönaSwedish
  • Çift Mahmuzlu TuraçTurkish
  • турач двошпоровийUkrainian
  • 双距鹧鸪Chinese
  • 雙距鷓鴣Chinese

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Relatives of the double-spurred 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 double-spurred spurfowl?

An adult double-spurred spurfowl weighs 381 g – 507 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the double-spurred spurfowl endangered?

The double-spurred 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 double-spurred spurfowl?

The double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{double_spurred_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Double-spurred spurfowl (Pternistis bicalcaratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/double-spurred-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}