Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
The helmeted guinea fowl 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.
- Scientific name
- Numida meleagris
- Family
- Guineafowl
- IUCN status
- LC