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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

Legal Status

IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)

Yellow-necked spurfowl

Some Figures

Weight

400-896g

Life Expectancy

8 years

Incubation

20 days
3 to 8

Head Height

36 cm

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