The Helmeted Guineafowl is a large bird with a round body and small head. Its weight is about 1.3 kg. The body plumage is gray-black spangled with white. It has an unfeathered head, in this case decorated with a dull yellow or reddish bony knob, and red and blue patches of skin. The wings are short and rounded, and the tail is also short. Various sub-species are proposed, differences in appearance being mostly a large variation in shape, size and colour of the casque and facial wattles.
Image of a group of Helmeted Guineafowl
Image of a Helmeted Guineafowl
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