Painted Spurfowl
Galloperdix lunulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyPhasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
- GenusGalloperdix (Asian Spurfowl)
- SpeciesGalloperdix lunulata (Painted Spurfowl)
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. It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park
Red Spurfowl
Galloperdix spadicea
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Grey Junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Grey Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
Rain Quail
Coturnix coromandelica
Jungle Bush Quail
Perdicula asiatica
Painted Francolin
Francolinus pictus
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Spurfowl in Satpura National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Spurfowl sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Painted Spurfowl in Satpura National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Painted Spurfowl in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.