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Natal Spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis (A.Smith, 1833) — also called Natal Francolin, NASP. Occurrence records of the Natal Spurfowl are shared on GBIF from around 134 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (5 195 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPhasianidae
134reserves with records
24 894records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Natal Spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo5 195
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West3 786
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo1 613
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 029
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 018
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal953
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal620
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West614
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng595
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga563
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West499
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga490
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng478
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng473
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo392
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga345
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo316
Mapungubwe National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo308
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga304
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal264
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West248
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal231
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal193
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo180
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal173
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo171
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal162
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo139
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga138
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga130
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo121
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga111
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo110
Marakele National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo107
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal106
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected areaMP Mpumalanga102
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo94
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West93
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal93
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal89
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuaryMP Mpumalanga84
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected areaNW North West81
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserveFS Free State81
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga74
Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West70
Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo70
Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuaryLP Limpopo66
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga65
Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserveLP Limpopo62
Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo62
Kuschke Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo61
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo61
Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga60
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga60
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo58
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal51
MakulekeProtected areaLP Limpopo51
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga50
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West48
Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo47

and 74 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo
59 reserves
Mpumalanga
28 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
24 reserves
North West
12 reserves
Gauteng
8 reserves
Free State
3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Scientific name
Pternistis natalensis
GBIF taxon
2473804
Wikidata
Q1266045

More of the Phasianidae family

Swainson's SpurfowlCape SpurfowlCrested FrancolinRed-necked SpurfowlGray-winged FrancolinCommon QuailCoqui FrancolinRed-winged FrancolinIndian PeafowlOrange River FrancolinShelley'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.