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Helmeted Guineafowl Alternate name
Numida meleagris Scientific name 
Galliformes Order
Numididae   Family   
Males 58m   Females 53cm Length
Hot dry desert, savanna, grassland below 3,000m Habitat
Up to 20 eggs more than one female will lay in a nest up to 50 have been found in one nest. Clutch Eggs
Plant matter and small creatures. Food    Diet
              Habits
305 World No

 Least Concern                                     

Status

view photos Photo December 31, 2006 by ifijay all rights reserved

Video by  Nyala2

view photos Photo May 22, 2008 by Jonas Van de Voorde © all rights reserved

Helmeted Guineafowl Song
(Numida meleagris)
Patrik Åberg XC28607
23-12-2006, South Africa (cc)

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