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Heuglin's spurfowl

Pternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin, 1863)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The heuglin's spurfowl (Pternistis icterorhynchus) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 441 g to 571 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Heuglin's spurfowl (Pternistis icterorhynchus)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the heuglin's spurfowl

Weight
441 g – 571 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
7src 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 heuglin's spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the heuglin's spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. The German explorer Theodor von Heuglin first described the species.

From the Wikipedia article “Heuglin's spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heuglin%27s_spurfowl&oldid=1314539652), 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 heuglin's spurfowl endangered?

The heuglin'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 heuglin's spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis icterorhynchus (Heuglin, 1863)

Synonyms Francolinus icterorhynchus, Francolinus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus, Pternistis icterorhynchus icterorhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Heuglin's francolinEnglish
  • Heuglin's francolinEnglish
  • Heuglin's francolinEnglish
  • Yellow-billed francolinEnglish
  • دراج هيوغلينArabic
  • دراج أصفر البطنArabic
  • francolí de HeuglinCatalan
  • frankolín žlutonohýCzech
  • Gulnæbbet FrankolinDanish
  • GelbschnabelfrankolinGerman
  • flavbeka frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín piquigualdoSpanish
  • koldnokk-frankoliin (koldnokk-frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • دراج هوگلینPersian
  • keltanokkafrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin à bec jauneFrench
  • Pterniste à bec jauneFrench
  • srednjoafrička jarebicaCroatian
  • Heuglin-frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino di HeuglinItalian
  • キバシシャコJapanese
  • geltonsnapis frankolinasLithuanian
  • GeelsnavelfrankolijnDutch
  • termittfrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg żółtodziobyPolish
  • ہوگلی چکورWestern Panjabi
  • francolim-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Желтоклювый турачRussian
  • Желтоклювый франколинRussian
  • frankolínec žltozobýSlovak
  • Žutokljuni frankolinSerbian
  • Gulnäbbad frankolinSwedish
  • gulnäbbad sporrhönaSwedish
  • Sarı Gagalı TuraçTurkish
  • турач жовтодзьобийUkrainian
  • 黃嘴鷓鴣Chinese
  • 黄嘴鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the heuglin'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 heuglin's spurfowl?

An adult heuglin's spurfowl weighs 441 g – 571 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the heuglin's spurfowl endangered?

The heuglin'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 heuglin's spurfowl?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{heuglins_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Heuglin's spurfowl (Pternistis icterorhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heuglins-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}