Helmeted Guineafowl

について

アフリカ・マダガスカル原産で、現在は世界各地で家禽として飼育されるホロホロチョウ（体長53〜58cm）。灰色の体に白い斑点が全身にあり、裸の青赤い頭部が特徴的。Numida meleagris（ホロホロチョウ）は大きな群れで行動し、地面をかきながら種子、昆虫、塊茎を食べる。昆虫（マダニ等）の駆除に有用として注目されている。Numididae科。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	50.8 cm	20.0 in
体重	1443.6 g	50.92 oz

識別

羽毛

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 distinctive.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

分布域

Resident across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Found in open woodland, savanna, and bush. Widely domesticated.

Diet & Feeding

Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches soil in flocks.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-30 days. Fledging: 28 days.

一腹卵数

6-12

鳴き声

さえずり

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.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
科	Numididae (Guineafowl)
Genus	Numida
種	Numida meleagris

Distribution

Helmeted Guineafowl has been recorded in 22 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇪 Germany 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain

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よくある質問

What does the Helmeted Guineafowl eat?

Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches soil in flocks.

Where does the Helmeted Guineafowl live?

Resident across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Found in open woodland, savanna, and bush. Widely domesticated.

Is the Helmeted Guineafowl endangered?

The Helmeted Guineafowl has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Helmeted Guineafowl nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-30 days. Fledging: 28 days.

What does the Helmeted Guineafowl sound like?

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.

How big is the Helmeted Guineafowl?

The Helmeted Guineafowl has a wingspan of 50.8 cm, weight of 1443.6 g.

What order and family does the Helmeted Guineafowl belong to?

The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Numididae.