---
title: "Francolim-do-cabo"
description: "Pternistis capensis — Aves. The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cape-spurfowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Francolim-do-cabo

> Pternistis capensis — Aves. The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Pternistis capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5143
- Wikidata: [Q27074579](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074579)
- iNaturalist taxon: [343746](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/343746)

## Names

- en: Cape Spurfowl
- de: Kapfrankolin
- es: Francolín de El Cabo
- fr: Francolin criard
- pt: Francolim-do-cabo
- pl: Szponiastonóg przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (4981), NA (5)

## Summary

The Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin (Pternistis capensis) is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is endemic to southern Africa, where it is the largest francolin. It occurs in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and locally northwards to southern Namibia. It has adapted to alien vegetation and a variety of human-altered habitats, but scrubby roosting and nesting space is a prerequisite. The species is not threatened.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_spurfowl

## Photo

![Francolim-do-cabo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-spurfowl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Klaus Wehrlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292179551

## Machine access

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