Francolinus rufopictus The grey-breasted spurfowl or grey-breasted francolin (Pternistis rufopictus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

The grey-breasted spurfowl was described by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1887 and given its current binomial name Pternistis rufopictus.

[2] The specific epithet combines the Latin rufus meaning "red" and pictus meaning "painted".

[3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the grey-breasted spurfowl is sister to the red-necked spurfowl.

[4] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.