Painted spurfowl
Galloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)
The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 240 g to 270 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the painted spurfowl
- Weight
- 240 g – 270 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
- 3.5src 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
Where does the painted spurfowl live?
Not recorded
What is the painted spurfowl?
The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed.
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Is the painted spurfowl endangered?
The painted spurfowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the painted spurfowl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusGalloperdix
- SpeciesGalloperdix lunulata (Valenciennes, 1825)
Synonyms Perdix lunulata
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- دجاج المهماز الملونArabic
- চিত্রা বনমুরগিBangla
- perdiu d'esperons pigalladaCatalan
- kur indickýCzech
- ceiliog ysbardun lliwiedigWelsh
- PerlesporehøneDanish
- PerlspornhuhnGerman
- Perl-SpornhuhnGerman
- pentrita spronperdrikoEsperanto
- Faisancillo moteadoSpanish
- ehis-kannuskanaEstonian
- kirjopyyfasaaniFinnish
- Galloperdrix lunuléeFrench
- pjegava trčkaCroatian
- Gallopernice dipintoItalian
- Gallopernice pittatoItalian
- クロアシケズメシャコJapanese
- puošnioji pentinuotoji kurapkaLithuanian
- പുള്ളി മുള്ളൻകോഴിMalayalam
- PareldwergfazantDutch
- kuropatwiak siwogłowyPolish
- perdiz-coloridaPortuguese
- perdiz-esporada-pintadaPortuguese
- Жемчужная шпорцевая курицаRussian
- Жемчужная шпорцевая куропаткаRussian
- bažantík tmavonohýSlovak
- Belopegava mala kokošSerbian
- BroksporrhönaSwedish
- brokdvärgfasanSwedish
- Boyalı Horoz KekliğiTurkish
- куріпка-шпороніг сіроголоваUkrainian
- 彩鸡鹑Chinese
- 多彩雞鶉Chinese
Relatives of the painted spurfowl
Other species in the same genus Galloperdix.
Red spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
Sri Lanka spurfowl
Galloperdix bicalcarata
ComparePainted spurfowl vs Red spurfowlPainted spurfowl vs Sri Lanka spurfowl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the painted spurfowl?
An adult painted spurfowl weighs 240 g – 270 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the painted spurfowl endangered?
The painted 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 painted spurfowl?
The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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