Natal Spurfowl

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Natal Spurfowl at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Mapungubwe National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Giants Castle Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Natal Spurfowl is most recorded in Mpumalanga (40% of records), Limpopo (30% of records), North West (15% of records), based on 1,842 iNaturalist observations. 73 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Natal Spurfowl on site or nearby.

The Natal Spurfowl is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Golden Gate Highlands National Park: Mar-May, Aug-Oct; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.