---
title: "Erckelfrankolin"
description: "Pternistis erckelii — Vögel. Erckel's spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii), also known as Erckel's francolin, is a species of game bird in the family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/erckel-s-spurfowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Erckelfrankolin

> Pternistis erckelii — Vögel. Erckel's spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii), also known as Erckel's francolin, is a species of game bird in the family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Pternistis erckelii*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 739
- Wikidata: [Q1266683](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266683)
- iNaturalist taxon: [495939](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/495939)

## Names

- en: Erckel's Spurfowl
- de: Erckelfrankolin
- es: Francolín de Erckel
- fr: Francolin d'Erckel
- nl: Erckels frankolijn
- pt: Francolim-de-erckel
- pl: Szponiastonóg brązowogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (660), ET (26)

## Summary

Erckel's spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii), also known as Erckel's francolin, is a species of game bird in the family Phasianidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erckel%27s_spurfowl

## Photo

![Erckelfrankolin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/erckel-s-spurfowl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330812429

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/erckel-s-spurfowl?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).