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The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis), is a species of francolin in the Phasianidae family. This francolin is endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa. The Cape francolin is a bird of scrubby open areas, preferably close to running water. Its nest is a grass-lined scrape under a bush, and six to eight eggs are laid (but sometimes two females will lay in one nest). This species can become very tame if disturbance is limited, and will feed in gardens, by roadsides, or with farmyard chickens. It will run rather than fly if disturbed, but even while quite small, just a few weeks old, it flies readily and strongly if startled or pressed.

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  • Cape Spurfowl
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  • The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis), is a species of francolin in the Phasianidae family. This francolin is endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa. The Cape francolin is a bird of scrubby open areas, preferably close to running water. Its nest is a grass-lined scrape under a bush, and six to eight eggs are laid (but sometimes two females will lay in one nest). This species can become very tame if disturbance is limited, and will feed in gardens, by roadsides, or with farmyard chickens. It will run rather than fly if disturbed, but even while quite small, just a few weeks old, it flies readily and strongly if startled or pressed.
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  • Least Concern
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  • Cape Spurfowl
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
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  • Pternistis capensis
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  • Cape Francolin
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  • southwestern Cape of South Africa.
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  • The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis), is a species of francolin in the Phasianidae family. This francolin is endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa. The Cape francolin is a bird of scrubby open areas, preferably close to running water. Its nest is a grass-lined scrape under a bush, and six to eight eggs are laid (but sometimes two females will lay in one nest). This species can become very tame if disturbance is limited, and will feed in gardens, by roadsides, or with farmyard chickens. It will run rather than fly if disturbed, but even while quite small, just a few weeks old, it flies readily and strongly if startled or pressed. The call is a loud cackalac-cackalac-cackalac.
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