Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus (Gray, GR, 1867)

641 gWeight

The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-necked Spurfowl has been recorded at 83 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya1,840 records
Tarangire NPTanzania1,264 records
Amboseli NPKenya1,130 records

More places

Samburu NRKenya823 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya688 records
Private estate near Green MubazzarahUnited Arab Emirates455 records
Tsavo West NPKenya307 records
Ol Pejeta ConservancyKenya302 records
Lewa Wildlife ConservancyKenya296 records
Aga Khan University – Loilenok Hills and FieldsTanzania295 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Uganda Djibouti Somalia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. This species is named for the yellow patch found on its neck.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-necked Spurfowl?

The Yellow-necked Spurfowl weighs around 641 g.

Where does the Yellow-necked Spurfowl live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Eritrea and eastern South Sudan to Somalia, Kenya and northeastern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and United Arab Emirates.