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Numida meleagris
12-15 Years
Guinea fowl are birds with spotted feathers and small heads. They come from Africa but are now found worldwide. These birds are great at eating insects and helping farmers protect crops. Guinea fowl are social and love living in groups called flocks. They make loud calls to warn about danger nearby!
Guinea fowl are African birds that live in the wild and on farms. Wild guinea fowl are popular targets for hunting. Domesticated, or tame, guinea fowl are raised for their meat. Some farmers keep guinea fowl for guarding property because their calls are quite noisy.
Guinea fowl are about the same size as chickens. However, a guinea fowl has a stouter, more bulbous body. It also has short, rounded wings. A guinea fowl typically has blue-gray feathers dotted with white spots.
Guinea fowl live in flocks. They scratch on the ground in search of insects, seeds, and bulbs. At night they sleep in trees.
When guinea fowl are alarmed, they run. If necessary, they will fly short distances. Helmet guinea fowl make loud, repetitive calls.
Females nest in hollows on the ground. They lay about 12 spotted eggs at a time. The eggs hatch within one month. The babies follow their parents right after hatching.
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