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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Vulturine Guineafowl* |
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Acryllium vulturinum |
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Description (10)
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Vulturine Guineafowl
© purelypoultry.com
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Family
Numididae (Guineafowl)
Size
61 - 71 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Hardwicke, 1834)
Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,900 m.
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania [United Republic of].
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Southern Ethiopia, north-western and south-western Somalia and arid parts of northern and eastern Kenya, south to R Pangani (north-eastern Tanzania).
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000,000 - 2,499,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Gregarious. Outside the breeding season forms flocks typically of about 25 birds. When alarmed runs rather than flies.
Food
Seeds, small invertebrates.
Voice
A loud 'chink-chink-chink-chink-chink'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)
Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) [XC748404]
by Alexander Schlatmann from Mpala Research Centre, Kenya (call, song)
Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) [XC748401]
by Alexander Schlatmann from Mpala Research Centre, Kenya (call)
Nest
A well-hidden grass-lined scrape.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 4 - 8
Color: cream
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Vulturine Guineafowl see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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