
Swainson’s Spurfowl
Bushveld. Entirely dark brown; red facial skin and neck; dark grey legs.

Bushveld. Entirely dark brown; red facial skin and neck; dark grey legs.

Grassy woodland. Legs dull yellow. Above dark grey-brown, blotched black and streaked white; throat white; below white, breast blotched red-brown, belly barred black.

Grassy hills. Legs dull yellow. Above dark brown, blotched black and streaked white; ear coverts and lateral neck rufous; throat white; upper breast mottled black and white; underparts pale rufous streaked red-brown.

Dense bush. Eastern races are dark brown above, streaked black; below black streaked white; all bare parts red.

Dry scrub and thickets. Above light brown finely dappled black; below white with dense black barring; eye-rings yellow; bill and legs red.

Dry grasslands. Legs dull yellow. Above dark grey-brown, mottled black with white streaks; head rufous, black and white; throat white; below rufous (paler in west) spotted and dappled red-brown.

Riverine bush. Dark brown above with black streaking; speckled black and white below; bill red and yellow; legs red.

Grassy hills. Black bill; yellow legs. Upperparts tawny barred black and streaked white; head markings rufous; throat white well spotted black; below grey.

Bushveld. Rufous brown above with black-and-white facial marks; well-spotted light brown breast; red legs.

Bushveld and woodland. Tawny head with light brown body and fine black barring on chest.
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