Natal Spurfowl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1266045
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Summary

Natal Spurfowl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pternistis[5]
  • Taxon name: Pternistis natalensis[6]
  • Commons category: Pternistis natalensis[7]
  • Short name: P. natalensis[8]
  • Taxon common name: Natal Spurfowl[9], Natalfrankolin[10], Francolín de Natal[11], francolí de Natal[12], frankolín natalský[13], kiripugu-frankoliin (kiripugu-frankoliinkana)[14], Shonafrankolin[15], Natalse fisant[16], Natal Francolin[17], دراج ناتال[18], Francolin du Natal[19], Natalfrankolijn[20], Francolim-do-natal[21], Натальский турач[22]
  • Litter size: 5[23]
  • Taxon range: Africa[24], Botswana[25], Eswatini[26], Mozambique[27], South Africa[28], Zambia[29], Zimbabwe[30]

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Identifiers

Natal Spurfowl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 495975[31]. Natal Spurfowl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57762[32]. Natal Spurfowl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473804[33]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 553852[34] and 175987[35].

Why It Matters

Natal Spurfowl has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . iucnredlist.org. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 553852, 175987
    Sitelink count → 23
    Taxon range → Africa, Botswana, Eswatini +4
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'arz', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 175987, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
  2. 24w ago · Lodewicus de Honsvels · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Africa, Botswana, Eswatini +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon range: Botswana"
  3. 24w ago · Lodewicus de Honsvels · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Image → Natal Spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) (32747883440).jpg
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Natal Francolin RWD.jpg"
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