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Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris © Trevor Hardaker http://www.hardaker.co.za According to the IOC there are just six species in this family, which are: White-breasted Guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides Black Guineafowl Agelastes niger Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Plumed Guineafowl Guttera plumifera Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum

family links

Numididae http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/winkler/botw/numididae.html Family account...

species links

Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium Vulturinum http://www.honoluluzoo.org/vulturine_guineafowl.htm Very inquisitive and bold. Small parties forage over the plains in loose flocks. Often found in the company of hoof stock collecting from the spoils of the churned-up earth. Prefers to roost high in trees at night. Calls can be heard over long distances and they utter them when disturbed, excited, or to call together the flock at evening...

numbers

Number of bird species: 6

useful reading

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