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  2. Guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    The species for which information is known are normally monogamous, mating for life, or are serially monogamous; however, occasional exceptions have been recorded for helmeted and Kenya crested guineafowl, which have been reported to be polygamous in captivity. [4] All guineafowl are social, and typically live in small groups or large flocks.

  3. Helmeted guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl 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, [ 2 ] Australia and Europe.

  4. Domestic guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    Domestic guineafowl, sometimes called pintade, pearl hen, or gleany, is poultry originating from Africa. They are the domesticated form of the helmeted guineafowl ( Numida meleagris ) and are related to other game birds such as the pheasants , turkeys and partridges .

  5. Crested guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    They have a total length around 50 cm (20 in) and weigh 721–1,543 g (1.590–3.402 lb). [1] The plumage is overall blackish with dense white spots. They have distinctive black crests on the top of their heads, the form of which varies from small curly feathers to down depending upon subspecies, and which easily separates them from all other species of guineafowl, except the plumed guineafowl.

  6. Southern crested guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    The southern crested guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guineafowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guineafowl is found from Tanzania to South Africa.

  7. White-breasted guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    The white-breasted guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Although preferring a more dry climate, the species prioritizes forest coverage causing the distribution of the species to have a much broader distribution.

  8. Vulturine guineafowl - Wikipedia

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    The vulturine guineafowl is a large (61–71 centimetres (24–28 in)) bird with a round body and small head. It has a longer wings, neck, legs and tail than other guineafowl. The adult has a bare blue face and black neck, and although all other guineafowl have unfeathered heads, this species looks particularly like a vulture because of the ...

  9. List of birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage. There are 6 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris; Black guineafowl, Agelastes niger; Plumed guineafowl, Guttera ...