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Guineafowl, Helmeted

Roberts No: 203

Large, gregarious, with blueish bare head and neck topped with horn-like casque. Roosts on trees descending at first light.

Family Name:
Numidea meleagris
Common Name:
Guineafowl, Helmeted
Size:
58 to 64 cm
Status:
Resident
Food:
seeds, sedge tubers, insects especially grasshoppers and termites.