Helmeted Guinea Fowl

Numida meleagris

Explore the Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The Helmeted Guinea Fowl is a domesticated or managed ground-dwelling bird associated with African savanna and farm pastures in Africa, Europe, and North America. It forages in groups for seeds, insects, and other small foods and gives loud alarm calls. It is kept for meat, eggs, pest control, and as an alert farm bird, and multiple breeds, varieties, strains, and managed lines exist.

Classification in this archive

Animals › Chordates › Birds › Galliformes › Numididae › Numida

Habitat and distribution

Habitat: farms, savanna, pastures
Regions in this record: Africa, Europe, North America, Nigeria, Ghana, France, United States

Conservation field in this record

Domesticated

Did you know?

Guinea fowl have spotted feathers and bare heads.