---
title: "Francolim-do-natal"
description: "Pternistis natalensis — Aves. The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/natal-spurfowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Francolim-do-natal

> Pternistis natalensis — Aves. The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

- Scientific name: *Pternistis natalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2164
- Wikidata: [Q1266045](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266045)
- iNaturalist taxon: [495975](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/495975)

## Names

- en: Natal Spurfowl
- de: Natalfrankolin
- es: Francolín de Natal
- fr: Francolin du Natal
- nl: Natalfrankolijn
- pt: Francolim-do-natal
- pl: Szponiastonóg natalski

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1880), ZW (79), BW (55), ZM (53), SZ (10)

## Summary

The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69429100

## Machine access

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