Guinea Fowl

Scientific Name

Numida meleagris

Life Span

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 Facts
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Speckled Feathers
Guinea fowl have unique black or gray feathers covered in white spots, making them easy to recognize.
Farm Helpers
They love eating insects like ticks and pests, making them great natural pest controllers for farms and gardens.
Loud Alarms
Guinea fowl are very noisy and use loud calls to warn their flock about predators or anything unusual.
Strong Runners
Although they can fly short distances, guinea fowl prefer to run quickly to escape danger.
Social Birds
Guinea fowl live in groups called flocks and enjoy being around other birds, including chickens and turkeys.

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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