White-breasted Guineafowl vs Helmeted Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides 比較対象 Numida meleagris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | White-breasted Guineafowl | Helmeted Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Agelastes meleagrides | Numida meleagris |
| 目 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 科 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 保全状況 | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) | 50.8 cm (20.0 in) |
| 体重 | 815.0 g (28.75 oz) | 1443.6 g (50.92 oz) |
| 食性 | Forages in African rainforest understorey for invertebrates, seeds, and fallen fruits. Scratches leaf litter in … | Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches … |
| 一腹卵数 | 12 | 6-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-breasted Guineafowl
Emits a high-pitched, metallic chink-chink call and soft clucking contact notes. The ringing, metallic notes are unlike typical guineafowl calls; heard in West African lowland rainforest.
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
White-breasted Guineafowl
Resident in the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia east to Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Found in lowland rainforest.
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
White-breasted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
White-breasted Guineafowl
Body black with white breast and upper belly creating sharp bicoloured pattern; bare pink-red head and neck; no casque or wattles; tail black. Pied black-and-white body pattern is unique among …
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
White-breasted Guineafowl
A medium-sized guineafowl (~815 g) of family Numididae, with white breast, black body, and a bare pinkish-red head. Inhabits primary lowland rainforest understory in West Africa, from Sierra Leone to Ivory Coast. Forages on the forest floor in small flocks for seeds, fruits, and invertebrates. Vulnerable due to severe deforestation of Upper Guinea forests and hunting.
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。