Helmeted Guineafowl
探検鳥類
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
The Helmeted Guineafowl is a funny-looking bird with a bumpy head and spotted feathers. They love to run around and make silly sounds, often seen in groups in the grass.
生息地: Grasslands
外見
The Helmeted Guineafowl is a plump, dark grey bird covered in distinctive white spots. It has an unfeathered bluish-red head topped with a bony brown 'helmet' and red wattles. This unique head structure makes it easily recognizable.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Aves目Galliformes科Numididae属Numida
カテゴリ
鳥類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Farmers often keep these birds to gobble up pesky ticks and insects!
Guineafowl are like natural alarm clocks with their very loud, cackling calls!
Their unique bony 'helmet' grows larger and more pronounced as they get older!
These social birds live in large flocks, sometimes with hundreds of members!
特殊能力
能力
Alarm Caller
Helmeted Guineafowl can make very loud, repetitive calls that alert the whole flock to danger.
能力
Pest Patrol
Helmeted Guineafowl has an excellent ability to forage and eat large numbers of ticks and insects.
能力
Dust Bath Defender
Helmeted Guineafowl takes frequent dust baths that help them remove parasites from their feathers.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 53-58 cm
- 翼開長
- 90-100 cm
- 体重
- 1.1-1.6 kg
- 寿命
- 6-8 年
- Top Speed
- 48 km/h
- 一度の産卵数
- 6-20
- 抱卵期間
- 26-28 日
食性と食事
Omnivores, they forage for a wide variety of seeds, insects, and plant parts on the ground.
主な食物
- Seeds
- Insects (locusts, grasshoppers, ticks)
- Tubers
- Berries
- Small vertebrates (lizards, mice)
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Lion
Panthera leo
Large predators hunt guineafowl for food.
eaten by
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Raptors can catch young or unwary birds.
hunts
Migratory Locust
Locusta migratoria
Feeds on large numbers of insect pests.
depends on
Gum Arabic Tree
Acacia senegal
Feeds on seeds and shelters in acacia trees.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Watch from a distance and don't try to catch them; they are wild birds.
よくある質問
Helmeted Guineafowlの長さは何ですか？
53-58 cm
Helmeted Guineafowlの翼開長は何ですか？
90-100 cm
Helmeted Guineafowlの体重は何ですか？
1.1-1.6 kg
Helmeted Guineafowlの寿命は何ですか？
6-8 年
Helmeted Guineafowlのtop Speedは何ですか？
48 km/h
Helmeted Guineafowlは何を食べますか？
Omnivores, they forage for a wide variety of seeds, insects, and plant parts on the ground.
Helmeted Guineafowlは通常どこに生息していますか？
Grasslands
Helmeted Guineafowlはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
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