Helmeted Guineafowl

关于

珍珠鸡（约1.5公斤）原产于撒哈拉以南非洲，现已被引入世界各地。具有圆形灰色身体，布满白色斑点，头部裸露，颜色鲜艳。嘈杂群居，在地面觅食昆虫、种子和球茎。无危；野外分布广泛，是世界上最常见的家禽之一。

Physical Description

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

识别

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

分布范围

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

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

产卵数

6-12

声音

鸣唱

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.

分类学

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

Distribution

Helmeted Guineafowl has been recorded in 22 countries.

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出现 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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常见问题

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.