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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) scared by the jeep Pendjari NP, Benin. Feb 20, 2014. Benin,Geotagged,Helmeted Guineafowl,Numida meleagris,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) scared by the jeep

Pendjari NP, Benin. Feb 20, 2014.

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The Helmeted Guineafowl is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus "Numida". It breeds in Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced into the West Indies, Brazil, Australia and southern France.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2016. Captured Feb 20, 2014 08:03 in TanguiƩta, Benin.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/6.3
  • 1/640s
  • ISO400
  • 25.32mm