Swainson's Spurfowl
Pternistis swainsonii (Smith, A 1836)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Rick Nuttall | 1994-12-01 | Just N of Satara Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (280 m) | adult, male, song - A single adult male uttering coarse, rasping crowing song phrase from a tree stump about 1 m high, in open savanna. Original analogue recording digitized; modified slightly, using high pass filtering, as well as slight amplification. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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662980 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Ehren Eksteen | 2025-07-09 | Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (300 m) | call - Open Savannah , near Nsemani Dam. This is not the typical advertising call of this species but likely a contact call.
|
1028089 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Dries Van de Loock | 2022-10-22 | Masuku Lodge, Choma, Southern, Choma (Zambia) (1200 m) | call - [sono] | 758550 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Tony Archer | 2021-02-14 | City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1300 m) | call - Bird calling from ground between thick grass. Early morning call. bird-seen:no playback-used:no
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621554 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-04 | , Mpumalanga (South Africa) | - | 639806559 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-04 | , Mpumalanga (South Africa) | - | 639721549 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Tony Archer | 2022-03-27 | JB Marks Local Municipality (near Buffelsvallei), Southern DC, North West, Potchefstroom (South Africa) (1500 m) | adult, call, sex uncertain - Calling from ground in area of well wooded acacia thornveld bird-seen:no playback-used:no
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712383 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Tony Archer | 2019-11-15 | City of Matlosana, Southern DC, North West, Wolmaransstad (South Africa) (1500 m) | adult, alarm call - Calling from thick brush alongside gravel road. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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506979 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Peter Boesman | 2013-02-04 | Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) | call - [sono] | 280625 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-04 | Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (380 m) | - 250Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, audio split, recordings combined. Recordist - N. Serpa
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1025886 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Tony Archer | 2021-01-08 | City of Matlosana (near Hartbeesfontein), Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1500 m) | adult, call - Calling from ground as they forage. bird-seen:no playback-used:no
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613734 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-04 | Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (340 m) | - 250Hz high pass filter (24dB roll-off), -3dB normalised, recordings combined and split (in Audacity) Recordist - N.Serpa
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1025452 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Peter Boesman | 2013-02-02 | Nylsvley Nature Reserve, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) | call - ID certainty 90%
|
280622 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Francolin - Pternistis swainsonii | Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING | 2009-12-26 | , Limpopo Province (South Africa) | - | 203936971 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | GARY DOUGLAS | 2025-07-19 | , Masvingo (Zimbabwe) | - | 639581918 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Dawie de Swardt | 2021-10-15 | Florisbad Quarternary Research Station, grassland area, Soutpan, Free State, Brandfort (South Africa) (1300 m) | adult, call, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
681038 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Artem Glagolev | 2026-03-28 | , Lusaka (Zambia) | - | 653770014 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Marc Anderson | 2023-09-05 | Limpopo River, Botswana (Botswana) (550 m) | song - [sono] | 1004836 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Peter Boesman | 2017-12-15 | Mkushi farm region, Central province, Central (Zambia) | call - Bird seen, showing dark legs.
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398215 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Artem Glagolev | 2026-03-28 | , Lusaka (Zambia) | - | 653770015 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Rowan van Tonder | 2026-03-27 | , Gauteng (South Africa) | - | 653896337 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Dawie de Swardt | 2021-04-05 | Waveren near Bultfontein rd, Bloemfontein, Free State, Bloemfontein (South Africa) (1300 m) | adult, call, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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636022 xeno-canto.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Artem Glagolev | 2026-02-15 | , Lusaka (Zambia) | - | 650980302 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Swainson's Spurfowl - Pternistis swainsonii | Rory Nefdt | 2012-12-25 | Xanadu Farm, Lusaka, Lusaka (Zambia) (1300 m) | call - Very common in small-holder farmlands around Lusaka, especially in maize fields bird-seen:no playback-used:no |
118437 xeno-canto.org |
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