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Common Name

Helmeted Guinea Fowl

Alternate Names

Common Type

Guinea Fowl

Order

Galliformes

Family

Numididae

Genus

Numida

Species

meleagris

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi

Number of Sub-Species

Nine Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Warm, dry and open habitats with scattered shrubs and trees.

Distribution and Range

Native to Sub Sahara Africa but widely introduced around the world.

Food

Diet consists of a variety of animal and plant food; seeds, fruits, greens, snails, spiders, worms and insects, frogs, lizards, small snakes and small mammals

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Field Notes:

These birds are terrestrial, and prone to run rather than fly when alarmed. Can be an important source for keeping down the number of ticks in an area. Commonly domesticated around the world.

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