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Helmeted Guineafowl
jmorlan

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

A small-headed game bird with neat rows of hundreds of white spots. The head grows a bone-like casque and warty facial skin, which is colored white, blue, or red depending on the subspecies. This is presumably the race "N. m. papillosus" (formerly damarensis) characterized by a taller casque and red tipped blue wattles. Commonly domesticated some wild populations hybridize with escaped domestic stock.
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Location
Roy's Rest Camp, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Date taken
28 July 2023.
Scientific name
Numida meleagris
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LOL Joe He looks awful cocky!!

A terrific picture you've got of this guineafowl Joe with some great plumage detail - excellent work lad.
 

Media information

Category
Africa
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
129
Comment count
1

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
HelmetedGuineafowlIMG_1717.jpg
File size
549 KB
Date taken
Fri, 28 July 2023 1:16 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 1087px

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