Helmeted Guineafowl

Description:

The Helmeted Guineafowl is a large (53–58 cm) bird with a round body and small head. They weigh about 1.3 kg. The body plumage is gray-black spangled with white. Like other guineafowl, this species has an unfeathered head, in this case decorated with a dull yellow or reddish bony knob, and red and blue patches of skin. The wings are short and rounded, and the tail is also short.

Habitat:

This bird was photographed in Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It breeds in Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced into the West Indies, Brazil and southern France.