Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris - Pintade de Numidie

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Numididés
Genus
:
Numida
Species
:
meleagris

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 63 cm
Wingspan
: 95 à 100 cm.
Weight
: 1135 à 1823 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is a species of bird in the Numididae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Numida meleagris meleagris (e Chad to w Ethiopia, n Kenya, Uganda and n DRCongo)
Numida meleagris sabyi (nw Morocco)
Numida meleagris galeatus (w Africa to s Chad and n Angola)
Numida meleagris somaliensis (ne Ethiopia, Somalia)
Numida meleagris reichenowi (Kenya to c Tanzania)
Numida meleagris mitratus (Tanzania to Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana)
Numida meleagris marungensis (s DRCongo to w Angola and Zambia)
Numida meleagris papillosus (Botswana, Namibia)
Numida meleagris coronatus (e South Africa)

Foreign names

Pintade de Numidie,
Pintada común,
pintada-comum,
Helmperlhuhn,
sisakos gyöngytyúk,
Helmparelhoen,
Faraona,
hjälmpärlhöna,
Hjelmperlehøne,
perlička prilbatá,
perlička kropenatá,
Perlehøne,
helmikana,
Gewone Tarentaal,
pintada comuna,
Perluhæna,
perlica (zwyczajna),
parastā pērļvista,
pegatka,
Обыкновенная цесарка,
ホロホロチョウ,
珠鸡,
普通珠雞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land