Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

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About the Helmeted Guineafowl

The helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guinea fowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida. It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced, as a domesticated species, into the West Indies, North America, Colombia, Brazil, Australia and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Numida meleagris
Family: Guineafowl
Order: Galliformes

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