Painted spurfowl is an Indian pheasant bird with a scientific name "Galloperdix lunulata" is a bird of the pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India.

Genders of Painted Spurfowl
The males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus. The species are found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl. They are found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed.

Structure of Painted Spurfowl
Painted Spurfowl is distinctive in having no bare facial skin as in the red spurfowl. The male has a black tail and ochre under parts that contrast with the darker upperparts. The plumage of the upper parts and the feathers has white spots edged with black. The head and neck of the male are black with a green sheen and finely spotted in white while the mantle, rump and wing coverts are chestnut. The female is much duller with a rufous brow and ear coverts. The throat is pale and spotted as in the male but the female lacks white spotting on the body. The bill and legs are dark grey, with two to four tarsal spurs on the male. Females can also have one or two spurs. The tail is sometimes carried upright.

Concentration of Painted Spurfowl
Painted spurfowl is found in some parts of the Aravalli ranges in Rajasthan, the hills of central Indian state, Madhya Pradesh, in the Panchmari Region and the rocky hills and dry forest areas of southern India. They have also been recorded in the Nallamalai region in the Eastern Ghats Mountain Range in India of Andhra Pradesh. The habitat is drier than that of the red spurfowl. In parts of southern India, they are found in rocky hills with scrub slopes, a habitat that is also used by the yellow-throated bulbul.

Habitats of Painted Spurfowl
Painted spurfowl is found in pairs or small family parties of up to six individuals and tends to stay in the undergrowth, rarely taking to flight. The call is a loud repeated series of chuguk calls. They feed on berries as well as insects and flowers (Madhuca longifolia); and visit waterholes in the early morning.

Breeding Season of Painted Spurfowl
The breeding season is January to June (mainly February, but chicks have been seen in August, after the rains, in parts of Rajasthan. Courtship involves the male offering food held in the bill to the hen. Spurfowl are as a genus thought to be monogamous. The nest is a scrape in the ground lined with leaves often located below a boulder. The clutch is three to four, rarely five, pale creamy eggs. Only the female incubates, but both parents take care of the chicks. They will use distraction displays to lead predators away from the chicks.