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Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Domestic)

Numida meleagris

Description:

Fat black and white spotted ground bird with red wattles

Habitat:

This one is a captive bird on a dairy farm

Notes:

Saw lots of Guinea Fowl in Africa. The locals in Chobe called them Chobe Chickens.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Helmeted Guineafowl, domestic
Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl


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4 Comments

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

I noticed that! They're great. I had to catch one who had managed to get a tea bag string caught around it's leg and it wasn't an easy task!

KerryHawkins
KerryHawkins 11 years ago

Yes Alice, They are hilarious and they run around in single file a lot too!!

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

Did you hear the noises they make? My cousins own quite a few on their farm and they run around in a group all day making the most bizarre noises!

KerryHawkins
KerryHawkins 11 years ago

Thanks for the extra info ForestDragon

KerryHawkins
Spotted by
KerryHawkins

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jul 16, 2011
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013

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