These francolins were quite common and confiding in the gardens. This is a Southern Africa endemic restricted to the Cape region and extreme southern Namibia. It is monotypic. Males and females are alike, except that females such as this have only a rudimentary spur on the back of their tarsi. Formerly placed in the genus Francolinus, this species is now moved to the genus Pternistes sometimes under the English name Natal Spurfowl, so named for the spur on the rear of the tarsus used in combat. This generic change is a consequence of a proposed revision to Francolinus by Crowe et. al. (1992) which divides the genus up into four different genera. However, this name change is not without controversy. Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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Crowe, T. M., Harley, E. H., Jakutowicz, M. B.,Komen, J., Crowe, A. A. (1992). Phylogenetic, taxonomic and biochemical implications of genetic, morphological, and behavioral variation in francolins (Phasianidae: Francolinus). Auk 109: 24–42. Available online at: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v109n01/p0024-p0042.pdf
Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund.
McGowan, P.J.K. & Kirwan, G.M. (2018). Cape Francolin (Pternistis capensis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53413 on 25 June 2018).
Sinclair, I., Hockey, P.A.R., Arlott, N. (2005). The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town.