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Mount Cameroon spurfowl

Pternistis camerunensis (Alexander, 1909)

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The mount cameroon spurfowl (Pternistis camerunensis) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 509 g to 593 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the mount cameroon spurfowl

Weight
509 g – 593 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mount cameroon spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the mount cameroon spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mount Cameroon spurfowl (Pternistis camerunensis) is a bird species in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is found only in Cameroon.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Mount Cameroon spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Cameroon_spurfowl&oldid=1384683903), 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 mount cameroon spurfowl endangered?

The mount cameroon spurfowl is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the mount cameroon spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis camerunensis (Alexander, 1909)

Synonyms Francolinus camerunensis

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Cameroon francolinEnglish
  • Cameroon francolinEnglish
  • MCSPEnglish
  • Mount Cameroon francolinEnglish
  • Mount Cameroon francolinEnglish
  • دراج الكاميرونArabic
  • دراج جبل الكاميرونArabic
  • francolí del mont CamerunCatalan
  • frankolín kamerunskýCzech
  • Ffrancolin y CamerŵnWelsh
  • CamerounbjergfrankolinDanish
  • Cameroon BjergfrankolinDanish
  • KamerunfrankolinGerman
  • kameruna frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín de CamerúnSpanish
  • Francolín del CamerúnSpanish
  • kameruni frankoliin (kameruni frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • دراج کوه کامرونPersian
  • kameruninvuorifrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin du CamerounFrench
  • Francolin du Mont CamerounFrench
  • Pterniste du CamerounFrench
  • kamerunska jarebicaCroatian
  • kameruni frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino del CamerunItalian
  • カメルーンヤマシャコJapanese
  • kamerūninis frankolinasLithuanian
  • KameroenfrankolijnDutch
  • szponiastonóg kameruńskiPolish
  • ماؤنٹ کیمرون چکورWestern Panjabi
  • francolim-camaronêsPortuguese
  • Камерунский турачRussian
  • Камерунский франколинRussian
  • frankolínec kamerunskýSlovak
  • Kamerunski frankolinSerbian
  • kamerunsporrhönaSwedish
  • Kamerun Dağı TuracıTurkish
  • турач камерунськийUkrainian
  • 喀麥隆鷓鴣Chinese
  • 喀麦隆鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the mount cameroon spurfowl

Other species in the same genus Pternistis.

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Common questions

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How big is the mount cameroon spurfowl?

An adult mount cameroon spurfowl weighs 509 g – 593 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mount cameroon spurfowl endangered?

The mount cameroon spurfowl is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the mount cameroon spurfowl?

The mount cameroon spurfowl (Pternistis camerunensis) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

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CreatureData. (2026). Mount Cameroon spurfowl (Pternistis camerunensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mount-cameroon-spurfowl

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@misc{mount_cameroon_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Mount Cameroon spurfowl (Pternistis camerunensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mount-cameroon-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}