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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

About Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Turkey-like birds
  • Family: Guineafowl

The helmeted guinea fowl is the best known of the guinea fowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida. It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced, as a domesticated species, into the West Indies, North America, Colombia, Brazil, Australia and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2001-06-30

    South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
    There were large flocks of the Guineafowl in several areas of the park, and there were often piles of feathers.
  • 2011-01-04

    Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-04
  • 2011-01-07

    Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
  • 2012-11-15

    Ravenshoe, Australia
  • 2013-10-24

    Nairobi National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-24
  • 2013-11-07

    Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-11-07
  • 2014-01-21

    Puerto Escondido, Dominican Republic
    A small flock of them was flushed on the Rabo de Gato trail.
  • 2014-01-26

    Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
    Possibly captive.
  • 2016-01-05

    La Parguera, United States of America
  • 2017-01-01

    Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
  • 2017-01-02

    Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
  • 2017-01-08

    Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda
  • 2017-01-13

    Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
  • 2017-11-02

    Ifaty, Madagascar
  • 2017-11-17

    Andasibe, Madagascar
  • 2025-01-28

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania
  • 2025-01-29

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania
  • 2025-01-30

    Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
  • 2025-02-03

    Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania