Grey-breasted Spurfowl (Pternistis rufopictus)

Grey-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Pternistis rufopictus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Francolinus.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	80,200 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	5.64 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common within its tiny range (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Fuller et al. 2000). This species is declining owing to habitat loss and human encroachment. It also hybridises with F.leucoscepus (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Trend justification: This species is declining owing to habitat loss and human encroachment. It also hybridises with F.leucoscepus (del Hoyo et al. 1994).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Tanzania	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Tanzania	Maswa Game Reserve
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Yaida Chini

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	major	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude	1370 - 1800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-breasted-spurfowl-pternistis-rufopictus on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.