Southern Crested Guineafowl vs Helmeted Guineafowl
Guttera edouardi 비교 대상 Numida meleagris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Southern Crested Guineafowl | Helmeted Guineafowl |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Guttera edouardi | Numida meleagris |
| 목 | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| 과 | Numididae | Numididae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 55.1 cm (21.7 in) | 50.8 cm (20.0 in) |
| 체중 | 1315.0 g (46.39 oz) | 1443.6 g (50.92 oz) |
| 식성 | Omnivorous; scratches for insects, seeds, fallen fruits, and small vertebrates in southern African forests and … | Omnivorous; forages in African savanna and woodland for insects, seeds, tubers, and small vertebrates. Scratches … |
| 산란 수 | 4-5 | 6-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
공유 서식지
Southern Crested Guineafowl only
Helmeted Guineafowl only
Song & Call Comparison
Southern Crested Guineafowl
Produces a loud, raucous cackling call and guttural chuckling. Calls are slightly lower than Eastern Crested Guineafowl; echoes through southern African savanna and forest edge.
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
Southern Crested Guineafowl
Resident in southern Africa from Zimbabwe and Mozambique south to the Cape. Found in dense coastal and riverine forest.
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.
보전 상태
Southern Crested Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
How to Tell Them Apart
Southern Crested Guineafowl
Black body densely covered with white spots; bare blue-red facial skin; prominent erect curly black crest; red wattles; white spots largest on flanks. Southernmost crested guineafowl, similar to other Guttera …
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
Southern Crested Guineafowl
볏뿔닭(Guttera edouardi)은 구불구불한 검은 볏과 흰 반점 검은 깃털을 지닌 약 1.3kg의 중대형 뿔닭과 조류다. 동아프리카 열대우림과 삼림에 서식한다.
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.