๐Ÿพ What Animal Lives Where

Where does the Natal Francolin live?

Pternistis natalensis has 134,309 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1873 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

Natal Francolin
Natal Francolin โ€” Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA 2.0 ยท source
AnimaliaChordataAvesGalliformesPhasianidaePternistis

When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
South Africa 122,383
Zimbabwe 6,632
Zambia 2,715
Botswana 1,504
Eswatini 872
Mozambique 187
Namibia 12
Lesotho 3
Malawi 1

Related animals

Others in the family Phasianidae.

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Common Quail
511,346 records
Red-legged Partridge
Red-legged Partridge
462,085 records
Grey Francolin
Grey Francolin
410,550 records
Red Junglefowl
Red Junglefowl
287,593 records
Chukar
Chukar
243,704 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months โ€” an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map โ€” treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.