Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Yellow-necked spurfowl
Pternistis leucoscepus
Preferring dry areas of grass and bushes, the Yellow-necked spurfowl can also live on the edge of humid forests, up to 2,400 meters above sea level, or even near crops if the human population is sparse there.
Habitat
Dry to semi-arid grasslands and shrublands
Feed
Small insects, seeds and various plants
Classification
Class
Birds
Scientific Name
Pternistis leucoscepus
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)
Some Figures
Weight
400-896g
Life Expectancy
8 years
Incubation
20 days
3 to 8
Head Height
36 cm
Discover Also
Goliath heron
Ardea goliath
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
Cape teal
Anas capensis
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis