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Harwood's Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi



Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Authority: (Blundell & Lovat, 1899)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is considered to have a small and declining population size. It is uncertain whether individuals can move between valleys, but some subpopulations may number >1,000. Therefore, the species is tentatively listed here as Near Threatened.



Population size: 6000-15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 50,100 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Harwood's Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/harwoods-spurfowl-pternistis-harwoodi on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.