Eastern Crested Guineafowl vs Helmeted Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani comparado con Numida meleagris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Helmeted Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Guttera pucherani | Numida meleagris |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Numididae | Numididae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 53,7 cm (21.1 in) | 50,8 cm (20.0 in) |
| Peso | 1153,6666666666667 g (40.69 oz) | 1443,6 g (50.92 oz) |
| Dieta | Forages in East African forests and woodland edges for invertebrates, seeds, fallen fruits, and small … | Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 4-5 | 6-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Eastern Crested Guineafowl only
Ninguno
Helmeted Guineafowl only
Song & Call Comparison
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Emits a loud, raucous cackling call and guttural chuckling series. The raucous cackle carries through East African forest edge; similar in quality to Western Crested Guineafowl.
Helmeted Guineafowl
Produces a repetitive, staccato buck-wheat or chi-chi-chi-CHREE call; flocks create a raucous, cackling chorus. The loud, machine-gun-like cackling alarm is unmistakable; flocks are exceptionally noisy on African savannas.
Geographic Range & Migration
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Resident in East Africa from Kenya and Uganda south to Tanzania and Mozambique. Found in forest and dense woodland.
Helmeted Guineafowl
Resident across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Found in open woodland, savanna, and bush. Widely domesticated.
Estado de conservación
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Dark black body with dense white spotting; bare blue-grey and red facial skin with small wattles; curly black feathered crest on crown; slightly smaller crest than Western Crested. Very similar …
Helmeted Guineafowl
Dark grey to black body densely covered with small round white spots; bare blue-grey and red facial skin; prominent bony yellowish casque on crown; red-and-blue wattles. Spotted pattern is highly …
About These Birds
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
La pintada de cuello desnudo es una pintada del África subsahariana con plumaje negro moteado de blanco, cuello desnudo azul y rojo, y cresta de plumas cortas y rizadas. Habita en bordes de bosque, sabanas arboladas y plantaciones. Se alimenta de semillas, frutos e invertebrados. Vive en grupos y produce llamadas fuertes y agudas. Distinguida de otras pintadas por la combinación de cuello desnudo de colores vivos y cresta pequeña.
Helmeted Guineafowl
A large guineafowl (~1.4 kg) of family Numididae, with white-spotted grey-black plumage, a bony casque, and red and blue facial wattles. Native to sub-Saharan African grasslands and savannas; widely domesticated worldwide. Social, foraging in large flocks for seeds, insects, and small vertebrates. Least Concern; one of the world's most familiar gallinaceous birds, used as food and pest control.