Cape Spurfowl

Pternistis capensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Cape Spurfowl is a resident bird of western and south-western South Africa, with its breeding range in the Western Cape. It is a gamebird in the pheasant family, and its range also reaches local areas northwards into southern Namibia. It is closely tied to scrubby cover, which it needs for roosting and nesting, and it also uses altered places such as parks, croplands, orchards, vineyards and invasive rooikrans stands. It is a common bird in strandveld, renosterveld and fynbos, especially at lower levels, and it is found near rivers in karoo habitats.

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: w, sw South Africa