Red Spurfowl
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Red Spurfowl

Galloperdix spadicea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park
192 Verified records at Periyar National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Spurfowl sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 192 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Grey Junglefowl
LC Endemic

Grey Junglefowl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gallus sonneratii

60–70% · Likely
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

<5% · Rare
Painted Bush Quail
LC Endemic

Painted Bush Quail

Bird

Perdicula erythrorhyncha

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red Spurfowl in Periyar National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Red Spurfowl sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 192 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red Spurfowl in Periyar National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Red Spurfowl in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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