Handsome Spurfowl

Pternistis nobilis (Reichenow, 1908)

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Handsome Spurfowl, Pternistis nobilis, is a galliform bird in the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and allies. It occurs in Africa, with a breeding range in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It was described by Reichenow in 1908.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range: Africa: e DR Congo, sw Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

Handsome Spurfowl

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Tours where you can spot this bird

4 tours in Uganda

14-Day Albertine Rift Endemic African Birding Tour

14-Day Albertine Rift Endemic African Birding Tour

Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 14 days

A western Uganda specialist tour through Semuliki, Kibale, the Rwenzori and Bwindi, focused on Albertine Rift and Guinea–Congo biome birds...

11-Day Uganda–Rwanda Apes and Aves Safari

11-Day Uganda–Rwanda Apes and Aves Safari

Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 11 days

A birding and primate journey through Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi and Rwanda’s Volcanoes region, combining forest birds, game viewing ...

16-Day Albertine Rift Endemic Birding Safari

16-Day Albertine Rift Endemic Birding Safari

Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 16 days

A specialist western Uganda route focused on Albertine Rift endemics, with birding in Mgahinga, Bwindi, the Rwenzori foothills, Semuliki and...

14-Day Uganda Birding for Special Species

14-Day Uganda Birding for Special Species

Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 14 days

A focused circuit through Mabamba, Budongo, Kibale, Semuliki, Bwindi and Lake Mburo for Uganda’s wetland, forest and Albertine Rift specia...