Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Painted Spurfowl
Galloperdix lunulata
LCLeast Concern Endemic to India
- Family
- Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae)
- Order
- Galliformes
Overview
The painted spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata) is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India. Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Semiarid steppes of peninsular India.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Painted spurfowl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
