The helmeted guineafowl is the best known of the guineafowl bird family. It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara. This large, chicken-like bird stands 53 to 58 centimetres tall with a round body and small head. It weighs about kilograms. Body plumage is gray-black speckled with white. The helmeted guineafowl species has an unfeathered head, decorated with a dull yellow or reddish bony knob, and bare skin with red, blue or black hues. The wings are short and rounded, and the tail i

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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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