Erckel's spurfowl

Weight

1.14 kg – 1.26 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

6.3 – 7src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The erckel'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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderGalliformes
5. familyPhasianidae
6. genusPternistis
7. SpeciesPternistis erckelii (Rüppell, 1835)

Synonyms Francolinus erckeli pentoni, Francolinus erckelii, Francolinus erckelii erkelii, Perdix erckelii, Pternistis erckelii erckelii, Pternistis erckelii pentoni

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Red-necked spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Double-spurred spurfowl

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Cape spurfowl

Pternistis capensis

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Grey-striped spurfowl

Pternistis griseostriatus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Yellow-necked spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

Phasianidae

LC, Least Concern

Natal spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis

Phasianidae

CompareErckel's spurfowl vs Red-necked spurfowlErckel's spurfowl vs Double-spurred spurfowlErckel's spurfowl vs Cape spurfowlErckel's spurfowl vs Grey-striped spurfowl

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@misc{erckels_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Erckel's spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/erckels-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}