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Natal spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis (A. Smith, 1833)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 405.5 g to 604 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the natal spurfowl

Weight
405.5 g – 604 gsrc 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
5src 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 natal spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the natal spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

From the Wikipedia article “Natal spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natal_spurfowl&oldid=1380715744), 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 natal spurfowl endangered?

The natal 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 natal spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis natalensis (A. Smith, 1833)

Synonyms Chaetopus natalensis, Francolinus lechoho, Francolinus natalensis, Francolinus natalensis natalensis, Francolinus natalensis neavei, Francolinus natalensis thamnobium, Perdex lechoha, Perdix lechoho, Pternistis natalensis natalensis, Pternistis natalensis neavei, Pternistis natalensis thamnobium

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • NASPEnglish
  • Natal francolinEnglish
  • Natal francolinEnglish
  • Natal-fisantAfrikaans
  • Natalse FisantAfrikaans
  • دراج ناتالArabic
  • francolí de NatalCatalan
  • frankolín natalskýCzech
  • NatalfrankolinGerman
  • natala frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín de NatalSpanish
  • kiripugu-frankoliin (kiripugu-frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • natalinfrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin du NatalFrench
  • Pterniste du NatalFrench
  • natalska jarebicaCroatian
  • natáli frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino del NatalItalian
  • ナタールキジシャコJapanese
  • natalinis frankolinasLithuanian
  • NatalfrankolijnDutch
  • shonafrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg natalskiPolish
  • francolim-de-natalPortuguese
  • francolim-do-natalPortuguese
  • Натальский турачRussian
  • Натальский франколинRussian
  • frankolínec krikľavýSlovak
  • Natalski frankolinSerbian
  • natalsporrhönaSwedish
  • Benekli TuraçTurkish
  • турач натальськийUkrainian
  • 納塔爾鷓鴣Chinese
  • 纳塔尔鹧鸪Chinese
  • isiKhwehleZulu

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Relatives of the natal 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 natal spurfowl?

An adult natal spurfowl weighs 405.5 g – 604 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the natal spurfowl endangered?

The natal 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 natal spurfowl?

The natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-spurfowl

MLA

“Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-spurfowl.

BibTeX
@misc{natal_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/natal-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}