Listen to the Helmeted guinea fowl
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About the Helmeted guinea fowl
The Helmeted guinea fowl is a bird in the family Numididae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1.6 kg.
What does the Helmeted guinea fowl sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Helmeted guinea fowl sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Helmeted guinea fowl on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Helmeted guinea fowl endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Helmeted guinea fowl as “least concern”.
What family does the Helmeted guinea fowl belong to?
The Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) belongs to the family Numididae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- Numida meleagris coronatus, skemerroepe, Skeerpoort, 2021-12-31 18h14, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Numida meleagris coronatus, skemerroepe, Skeerpoort, 2021-12-31 18h13, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Numida meleagris coronatus, skemerroepe, Skeerpoort, 2021-12-31 18h13, b by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q251842 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Helmeted guinea fowl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by New Jersey Birds – CC BY-SA 2.0