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Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Habitat:

Ethiopia, Gambela region

Notes:

It are Guineafowls, but hey have no helmet, no crest ..... ? I can only find 3 species http://tolweb.org/Numididae/26304

2 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl


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6 Comments

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Your right Liam, i looked at a few other pics and indeed there's a small helmet by one of them

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

I think I'm seeing at least one helmet, near the bottom left.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice spotting!

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Thanks to both of you, really amazing knowledge.
The doubt always kills me ;-))))

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

@ Liam & Daniele,

I zoomed in on the picture, but i can't see the helmet ? or do only the male have one ??

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Hi Isabella! It seems Liam and I were typing in almost at the same time:-) I would go with the helmeted one. The helmet varies geographically, and is less developed in females and juveniles.

IsabellaFiers
Spotted by
IsabellaFiers

Gambēla Hizboch Kilil, Ethiopia

Spotted on Apr 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 13, 2012

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