Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). At over 60 centimetres in length this bird is the largest of the guineafowls. It has a bare head and neck
Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). At over 60 centimetres in length this bird is the largest of the guineafowls. It has a bare head and neck, resembling that of a vulture, hence its name. A small ruff on the back of the head and the dramatic blue and white feathers are distinguishing features. Males and females look the same. It lives in scrub and thicket at the edge of forests. Its diet is mainly seeds, shoots, leaves and small invertebrates, which it finds by scratching the ground with its strong legs. It moves in groups except when breeding. A. vulturinum is native to eastern Africa.
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Location: Kenya
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
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