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Harwood's spurfowl

Pternistis harwoodi (Blundell & Lovat, 1899)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 446 g to 545 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the harwood's spurfowl

Weight
446 g – 545 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
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the harwood's spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the harwood's spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi), also known as Harwood's Francolin, is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is a grey-brown bird with red bill and tail, and red bare skin around the eyes. Both sexes have similar coloring, although the female is paler in color with a more extensive buff belly.

This spurfowl is endemic to Ethiopia, having a range restricted to the Ethiopian Highlands on either side of the Blue Nile River between Lake Tana and its confluence with the Jamma River, as well as its tributaries between these points. Originally thought to inhabit Typha beds growing along small, shallow watercourses and acacia thickets, studies in 1996 found Harwood's spurfowl in a site with neither of these. It is threatened by habitat loss as population pressures force locals into the marginal scrublands favored by the bird as its habitat. Harwood's spurfowl is heavily hunted for food and is sometimes also caught for sale at local markets; its eggs are also a food source.

From the Wikipedia article “Harwood's spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harwood%27s_spurfowl&oldid=1376650798), 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 harwood's spurfowl endangered?

The harwood's spurfowl is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

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How is the harwood's spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis harwoodi (Blundell & Lovat, 1899)

Synonyms Francolinus harwoodi

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Harwood's francolinEnglish
  • Harwood's francolinEnglish
  • Harwood's francolinEnglish
  • HASPEnglish
  • دراج هاروودArabic
  • francolí de HarwoodCatalan
  • frankolín HarwoodůvCzech
  • frankolín orobincovýCzech
  • ffrancolin HarwoodWelsh
  • AbayfrankolinDanish
  • HarwoodfrankolinGerman
  • harvuda frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín de HarwoodSpanish
  • sorgofrankoliin (sorgo-frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • boranfrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin de HarwoodFrench
  • Pterniste de HarwoodFrench
  • etiopska jarebicaCroatian
  • Harwood-frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino di HarwoodItalian
  • エチオピアシャコJapanese
  • etiopinis frankolinasLithuanian
  • Harwoods FrankolijnDutch
  • dunkjevlefrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg czerwonookiPolish
  • ہاروڈ چکورWestern Panjabi
  • francolim-etíopePortuguese
  • francolim-de-harwoodPortuguese
  • Эфиопский турачRussian
  • Эфиопский франколинRussian
  • frankolínec trstinovýSlovak
  • Biserni frankolinSerbian
  • abaysporrhönaSwedish
  • Habeş TuracıTurkish
  • турач червоноокийUkrainian
  • 海氏鹧鸪Chinese
  • 哈伍德氏鷓鴣Chinese

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Relatives of the harwood'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 harwood's spurfowl?

An adult harwood's spurfowl weighs 446 g – 545 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the harwood's spurfowl endangered?

The harwood's spurfowl is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the harwood's spurfowl?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{harwoods_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Harwood's spurfowl (Pternistis harwoodi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harwoods-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}