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Helmeted Guineafowl

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Scientific name:  Numida meleagris
Class:  Birds
Continent:  All
Habitat:  Savannah
Diet:  Omnivorous
Weight:  1,1 – 1,8 kg
Size:  60 - 65 cm
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This bird has a plumeless head and neck and a crest on its skull.

This plump, medium-sized, short-tailed bird has a partially featherless head and neck and a crest or “helmet” on top of the skull. Omnivorous, it feeds on small animals, seeds, berries, insects and greenery. The female lays between 12 and 15 eggs whose incubation lasts 23 or 24 days. Both parents participate in the breeding of the guinea fowls and their longevity is 10 years. Guinea fowls are raised for their meat and this practice is called méléagriculture.

Conservation
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
Least concern
Insufficient data
Not evaluated

DID YOU KNOW?

Although the guineafowl originated in Africa, France is the world's largest producer and guineafowl farming is called meleagriculture.
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