Avian Feet

[Klipspringer]

In the 2020 Sasol, you find:

Spurfowl, Cape Pternistis capensis
Spurfowl, Natal Pternistis natalensis
Spurfowl, Red-billed Pternistis adspersus
Spurfowl, Red-necked Pternistis afer
Spurfowl, Swainson’s Pternistis swainsonii

Francolin, Coqui Peliperdix coqui
Francolin, Crested Dendroperdix sephaena
Francolin, Grey-winged Scleroptila afra
Francolin, Orange River Scleroptila gutturalis
Francolin, Red-winged Scleroptila levaillantii
Francolin, Shelley’s Scleroptila shelleyi

[Lisbeth]

Mine is old!

[Klipspringer]

The Cape spurfowl female has also spurs. Anyone with a photo?

[nan]

which one you would like
from back, side and front
I will delete the others if it's too much

Cape Spurfowl - Kirstenbosch 2011

[Lisbeth]

The feet must show, nan.

[Klipspringer]

And now I wonder if we have females or males here

[Lisbeth]

Mine is a female, one short spur. The male has two.

[Klipspringer]

Nan's last one does not show the feet, but nan's other ones are females, too, I think.

[Klipspringer]

I have a male Coqui Francolin.

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Coqui francolin male KNP SK.jpg (170.68 KiB) Viewed 638 times

One can see the spur above the elevated hind toe.

[Lisbeth]

Shows clearly

Coqui Francolins have a clear difference between male and female though....not only the spur(s)

Never seen one of those