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Swierstra's spurfowl

Pternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)

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The swierstra's spurfowl (Pternistis swierstrai) is a species in the family Phasianidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 460.3 g to 535 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Swierstra's spurfowl (Pternistis swierstrai)
Photo: Zieger M · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the swierstra's spurfowl

Weight
460.3 g – 535 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the swierstra's spurfowl live?

Not recorded

What is the swierstra's spurfowl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Swierstra's spurfowl (Pternistis swierstrai) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found only in Angola in the rapidly shrinking Afromontane forests of peaks such as Mount Moco and Mount Soque.

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

The scientific name commemorates the South African entomologist Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra.

From the Wikipedia article “Swierstra's spurfowl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swierstra%27s_spurfowl&oldid=1380597712), 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 swierstra's spurfowl endangered?

The swierstra's spurfowl is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the swierstra's spurfowl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyPhasianidae
  6. genusPternistis
  7. SpeciesPternistis swierstrai (Roberts, 1929)

Synonyms Chaetopus swierstrai, Francolinus cruzi, Francolinus swierstrai, Pternistis swierstrai cruzi, Pternistis swierstrai swierstrai

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Swierstra's francolinEnglish
  • Swierstra's francolinEnglish
  • دراج سويرسترArabic
  • francolí de SwierstraCatalan
  • frankolín angolskýCzech
  • ffrancolin SwierstraWelsh
  • Angola BjergfrankolinDanish
  • SwierstrafrankolinGerman
  • angola frankolinoEsperanto
  • Svierstra frankolinoEsperanto
  • Francolín de SwierstraSpanish
  • kaelusfrankoliin (kaelus-frankoliinkana)Estonian
  • دراج سویرستراPersian
  • angolanfrankoliiniFinnish
  • Francolin de SwierstraFrench
  • Pterniste de SwierstraFrench
  • crnoprsa jarebicaCroatian
  • Swierstra-frankolinHungarian
  • Francolino di SwierstraItalian
  • クロクビワシャコJapanese
  • Angolinis francolinasLithuanian
  • angolinis frankolinasLithuanian
  • Swierstra's FrankolijnDutch
  • svartbrystfrankolinNorwegian
  • szponiastonóg angolskiPolish
  • سویرسٹرا چکورWestern Panjabi
  • francolim-da-montanhaPortuguese
  • francolim-de-colar-pretoPortuguese
  • francolim-de-swierstraPortuguese
  • Ангольский турачRussian
  • Ангольский франколинRussian
  • frankolínec obojkovýSlovak
  • Crno-beli frankolinSerbian
  • angolasporrhönaSwedish
  • Alaca TuraçTurkish
  • турач ангольськийUkrainian
  • 斯維氏鷓鴣Chinese
  • 斯维氏鹧鸪Chinese

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Relatives of the swierstra'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 swierstra's spurfowl?

An adult swierstra's spurfowl weighs 460.3 g – 535 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the swierstra's spurfowl endangered?

The swierstra's spurfowl is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the swierstra's spurfowl?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{swierstras_spurfowl_2026,
  title = {Swierstra's spurfowl (Pternistis swierstrai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/swierstras-spurfowl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}