Scaly Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus)
About the Scaly Spurfowl
The scaly spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 28 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.