Trophic Level II - The Herbivores Red-necked Spurfowl Page 6

  Francolinus afer

Length: 35 cm (14")

Status: Common

Habitat:  Red-necked spurfowl are found up to altitudes of 1 500 meters (4,920 feet). They like forested patches, bush and wooded areas with long grass.

Food: Red-necked spurfowl eat tubers, shoots, berries, seeds, grain, insects and ticks. They will peck at elephant and buffalo dung for undigested seeds that have passed through the animal’s digestive system.

(See comments under Yellow-necked spurfowl with regard to behavior and predators.)

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