Western Cape
Goukamma · Grootvadersbosch · Garden Route
Self-driveMalaria-free
Stays in Western CapeWhere to see
Where to see the Red-necked Spurfowl in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Red-necked Spurfowl at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve.
Pternistis afer
Planning a trip
When and where to find the Red-necked Spurfowl
Hosts have recorded the Red-necked Spurfowl at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe · Tsitsikamma
Eastern CapeSelf-driveGuided drivesStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Pternistis afer
Records
738
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Red-necked Spurfowl on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Red-necked Spurfowl in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Red-necked Spurfowl at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and Robberg Nature 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.
Where can you see the Red-necked Spurfowl in South Africa?
The Red-necked Spurfowl is most recorded in Eastern Cape (58% of records), Western Cape (32% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (9% of records), based on 738 iNaturalist observations. 22 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Red-necked Spurfowl on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Red-necked Spurfowl?
The Red-necked 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Red-necked Spurfowl?
The red-necked spurfowl or red-necked francolin (Pternistis afer), is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Red-necked Spurfowl
Every stay on the Red-necked Spurfowl page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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