bird · Galliformes · Phasianidae

Cape Spurfowl

Pternistis capensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) — also called Cape Francolin, CASP, cape francolin. Occurrence records of the Cape Spurfowl are shared on GBIF from around 101 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (2 550 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPhasianidae

101reserves with records

26 875records around them

2provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis) — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 550
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 030
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 991
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	1 429
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	1 370
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 333
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 307
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 305
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	822
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	603
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	570
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	559
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	551
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	528
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	518
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	501
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	486
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	365
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	357
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	336
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	313
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	296
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	288
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	288
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	287
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	286
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	282
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	280
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	269
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	267
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	251
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	247
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	208
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	207
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	197
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	190
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	183
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	145
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	144
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	142
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	141
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	122
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	120
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	120
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	115
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	108
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	98
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	92
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	90
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	90
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	89
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	87
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	85
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	85
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	77
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	76
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	76
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	74
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	58
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	48

and 41 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 99 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Scientific name: Pternistis capensis
GBIF taxon: 2473807
Wikidata: Q27074579

More of the Phasianidae family

Natal Spurfowl Swainson's Spurfowl Crested Francolin Red-necked Spurfowl Gray-winged Francolin Common Quail Coqui Francolin Red-winged Francolin Indian Peafowl Orange River Francolin Shelley's Francolin

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.