Looking like a cross between a pheasant and a vulture, the Vulturine Guineafowl is truly a bizarre member of the Galliformes. These birds live in the northeastern third of Africa.
They spend the day in groups on the ground and roost in the trees at night.
Classification:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Numididae
Genus: Acryllium
Species: A. vulturinum
Photos:
Acryllium vulturinum, Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum, Vulturine Guineafowl - Kansas City Zoo.
Acryllium vulturinum, Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum, Vulturine Guineafowl - Kansas City Zoo. Read the rest of this entry »
