GOD MADE THEM ALL: GALINA DE GUINEA VULTURINA: THE VULTURINE GUINEA FOWL

 

The vulturine guinea fowl is the largest and most showy species in its family: the neck, legs and tail are surprisingly long; the bare skin on the head and neck is grayish blue; The head decorations are a list of soft chestnut feathers that go from one ear to the other behind the head throughout the year; He also has red eyes.

It is an unusual long-necked, long-tailed guineafowl with a mostly naked head. The blue breast is overlaid with long black-and-white feathers, and there is a chestnut patch on the nape. Immatures are duller and brownish, but usually associate with adults.

It lives in the desert steppes of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and has no need to drink. They usually appear in groups of twenty to forty birds outside of breeding seasons.

This species has an extremely large range and can be found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania in dry desert areas with tall grass, patches of scrub, thorn bushes, and a few trees. These birds seem to prefer high perches for nocturnal roosting.

Vulturine guineafowl spend most of their time foraging for rodents, insects, and small vegetation amongst the brush and shrubs of the dry african savannah. These birds are excellent runners and rarely fly, although they are known to find higher perches during nocturnal roosting.

Guinea fowl are not known to be friendly, docile, or affectionate like some chicken breeds. They prefer to be left to their own devices with little intervention from their caretakers. Both male and female guinea fowl are very vocal.

ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL