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Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Description:

A plump bird with dark grey plumage, light streaks. A blue head, red wattle and a helmet (hard bony crest) on the head

Habitat:

These were on the Magnolia Plantation as part of their "barnyard." There is a feral population further north between Myrtle Beach, Socastee, and Georgetown, SC.

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Steven Sheppard
Spotted by
Steven Sheppard

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2006
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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