Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
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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.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 50,8 cm | 20.0 in |
| Peso | 1443,6 g | 50.92 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
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
Distribuição geográfica
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.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-30 days. Fledging: 28 days.
Tamanho da postura
6-12
Som
Canto
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.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Galliformes (Gamebirds) |
| Família | Numididae (Guineafowl) |
| Genus | Numida |
| Espécies | Numida meleagris |
Distribution
Helmeted Guineafowl has been recorded in 22 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Numididae family