Vulturine Guineafowl vs Helmeted Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum 比較対象 Numida meleagris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Vulturine Guineafowl | Helmeted Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Acryllium vulturinum | Numida meleagris |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 60.0 cm (23.6 in) | 50.8 cm (20.0 in) |
| 体重 | 1332.25 g (46.99 oz) | 1443.6 g (50.92 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages in East African semi-arid scrub for seeds, invertebrates, and tubers. Highly gregarious; walks long … | Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches … |
| 一腹卵数 | 4-8 | 6-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Vulturine Guineafowl
Produces a loud, resonant honking alarm call and rapid, staccato clucking. The deep, carrying honk is unmistakable; flocks call with overlapping, rapid-fire notes on East African arid savanna.
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
Vulturine Guineafowl
Resident in northeastern Africa from Ethiopia and Somalia south to Kenya and Tanzania. Found in arid and semi-arid thornbush and grassland.
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.
保全状況
Vulturine Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Vulturine Guineafowl
Cobalt blue and black breast; long hackle-like feathers on neck streaked white and blue; chestnut nape; bare blue-grey head; densely spotted black-and-white wings and flanks; crimson eye. Most striking guineafowl.
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
Vulturine Guineafowl
The world's largest guineafowl (~1.3 kg) of family Numididae, with a bare blue head, chestnut nape, and brilliant cobalt-blue breast streaked with white. Inhabits dry bushland and thornscrub in northeastern Africa from Somalia to Tanzania. Forages in large coordinated flocks for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Least Concern; a striking bird of the semi-arid Horn of Africa.
Helmeted Guineafowl
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。