Listen to the red spurfowl
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About the red spurfowl
The red spurfowl is a bird in the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 370 g.
What does the red spurfowl sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a red spurfowl sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the red spurfowl on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the red spurfowl endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the red spurfowl as “least concern”.
What family does the red spurfowl belong to?
The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Chikballapur, Karnataka, India by Mike Prince – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) from Vilangankunnu by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1269712 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red spurfowl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Sindhu ramchandran at English Wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0