helmeted guineafowl

One of the most common gamefowl in Africa, they are nowadays bred in captivity in most countries around the world as pets and for food.

Race: Reichenowi

The helmeted guineafowl is 53 to 58 cms (21 to 23 in) with a round body and small head and weighs about 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb). Guineafowl are particularly well-suited to consuming massive quantities of ticks, which might otherwise spread lyme disease.

I took lots of photos trying to get them all lined up but some would always be drinking while others were on lookout. Very sensible!

Searching for food inTarangire NP.

Helmeted Guineafowl facial detail

it's peak season for the youngsters to appear; they bear no resemblance to their parents at all

We saw so many of them all over South Africa that we practically ignored them. Then on the last day I realised I didn't have a decent photo ... and realised just how colourful they are!

I found this pair along a country road. People keep them for different reasons and some times they just go off on their own.

Another angle of the Helmeted Guineafowl that had migrated to Oz.

We spent the last weekend camping at a small park called Avoca Dell, near Murray Bridge on the River Murray, South Australia. The camp ground overlooks the Riverglades Wetland. Upon arriving, we noted a large number of Australian Native Hens nearby, so took the Sony for a walk for some pics...

One of three tearing up the ground with their large claws

One of the disadvantages of these bird tours overseas is that you often only get one chance at a photo, then you're moving on. So the arrangement of these birds is not exactly ideal!

Another view, head on this time. Struck me as a smaller version of a Cassowary, takeaway the spots though.

Do not adjust you monitor!! the spots are on the bird LOL.

In my backyard

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) This species of Guineafowl is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Photographed in Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. Though I see small feral populations of these birds around the state, including Houston, Harris County. I do not see large...

Thought I was going dotty for a moment... went for a walk at sunset last night & came across these three having a drink before roosting in a nearby tree. Introduced Helmeted Guineafowl in Australia are not considered permanently established, although some feral flocks are said to exist in...