Cape Spurfowl

Description:

30 cm - shades of brown with fine white lines - red/orange feet The Cape Spurfowl, or Cape Francolin, Pternistis capensis is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. This francolin is endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa. The Cape Francolin is a bird of scrubby open areas, preferably close to running water. Its nest is a grass-lined scrape under a bush, and six to eight eggs are laid (but sometimes two females will lay in one nest). This species can become very tame if disturbance is limited, and will feed in gardens, by roadsides, or with farmyard chickens. It will run rather than fly if disturbed. The call is a loud cackalac-cackalac-cackalac.

Habitat:

Parking area of Silver Mine Game Reserve.