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numida meleagris
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Helmeted Guineafowl
A small-headed game bird with neat rows of hundreds of white spots. The head grows a bone-like casque and warty facial skin, which is colored white, blue, or red depending on the subspecies. This is presumably the race "N. m. papillosus" (formerly damarensis) characterized by a taller casque and...- jmorlan
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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.- the_kenyanbirder
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Helmeted Guineafowl
Race: Reichenowi- volker sthamer
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Helmeted Guineafowl races of Eastern Africa
Race galeatus was introduced from West Africa and became common in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda- volker sthamer
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Helmeted Guineafowl
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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.- Imageinnovator
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Helmeted Guineafowl
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!- nick scarle
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Helmeted Guineafowl
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!- peterday
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Helmeted Guineafowl dust bathing
To look at this live, try http://www.birdforum.tv/action/viewvideo/3141/Helmeted_Guineafowl_dust_bathing/?ref=njlarsen- njlarsen
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Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl (56cm).- Mark Bruce
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Family Picnic
A shot of a family of Helmeted Guineafowl having lunch in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. The cackling kek, kek, kek, kek, kaaaaaa ka ka ka and buck-wheat, buck-wheat calls of the Guineafowl most be amongst the most iconic of African bird calls along with the cry of the African Fish-Eagle...- Mark Bruce
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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Kruger National Park, South Africa- kon
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