A large African game bird with slate-coloured, white-spotted plumage and a loud call. It is sometimes domesticated.
Family Numididae (or Phasianidae): several genera and species, e.g. the helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
Example sentencesExamples
The helmeted guineafowl is the ancestor of the domestic guineafowl
It has a restful, out-of-the-way atmosphere and is named after the flocks of guineafowl that frequent the nearby field.
Other considerations are the same as for the entire family of guineafowl.
Though primarily found in rainforests, some guineafowl live in open-country habitats other than the desert, such as grasslands and plains with thickets and brush.
The top photo is of a Pearl or ‘wild type’ guineafowl with black and white spotted feathers.
Definition of guinea fowl in US English:
guinea fowl
nounˈɡinē ˌfoul
A large African game bird with slate-colored, white-spotted plumage and a loud call. It is sometimes domesticated.
Family Numididae (or Phasianidae): several genera and species, e.g., the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Example sentencesExamples
The top photo is of a Pearl or ‘wild type’ guineafowl with black and white spotted feathers.
It has a restful, out-of-the-way atmosphere and is named after the flocks of guineafowl that frequent the nearby field.
Though primarily found in rainforests, some guineafowl live in open-country habitats other than the desert, such as grasslands and plains with thickets and brush.
The helmeted guineafowl is the ancestor of the domestic guineafowl
Other considerations are the same as for the entire family of guineafowl.