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Birdwatching in Africa - Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus


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. Males of this species have been noted to have spurs on the back of their legs.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
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Length: 36 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 400 - 896 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

• The only francolin with bare yellow throat skin.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male

• Males larger and have two spurs

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


Behavior
It has been noted that this bird is most active at dawn and dusk. The bird is also noted to be very adaptable, it can continue to live in land after agriculture begins, it only leaves lands when heavy human occupation begins.

Call
The call of a yellow-necked spurfowl is a series of scratchy descending upslurs, up to seven in a series.[4] Male yellow-necked spurfowl often call while standing on top of mounds of earth or rock, often termite mounds.

Listen to the Yellow-necked Francolin

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High Pass Filter applied with Audacity.

The bird are just next to the road outside of Negele when going to the Liben Plain. So I stop to try to get pictures.

Think it is a male due to spur on the legs


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Conservation Status
The yellow-necked spurfowl is not in the threshold for vulnerable species despite the fact that its population (though unquantified) is thought to be in decline (though not at a fast rate). The primary threat to the species is over-hunting.

Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22678847A92791674.
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678847A92791674.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 3 November 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia

Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
Yellow-necked Spurfowl or Yellow-necked Francolin - 3 November 2019 - Negele, Ethiopia



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