helmeted guineafowl
E38611
The helmeted guineafowl is a gregarious African gamebird known for its distinctive bony casque, spotted gray plumage, and loud, cackling calls, often kept for pest control and as domestic poultry.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
→
gamebird → guineafowl → |
| activityPattern | diurnal → |
| binomialName | Numida meleagris → |
| bodySize | medium-sized bird → |
| class | Aves → |
| clutchSize | large clutch of eggs → |
| commonName | helmeted guineafowl → |
| diet | omnivorous → |
| domesticatedForm | domestic helmeted guineafowl → |
| eats |
insects
→
seeds → small invertebrates → |
| economicImportance |
used in small-scale poultry farming
→
valued as gamebird → |
| family | Numididae → |
| flightAbility | capable of short bursts of flight → |
| genus | Numida → |
| groupBehavior | forms flocks → |
| habitat |
farmland
→
open woodland → savanna → |
| hasDistinctiveFeature | bony casque on the head → |
| hasPlumage | gray plumage with white spots → |
| hasStructure | helmet-like casque → |
| headColor | largely bare and bluish → |
| introducedTo |
Australia
→
Caribbean → Europe → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| nativeRange |
Sub-Saharan Africa
→
surface form: "sub-Saharan Africa"
|
| nativeTo | Africa → |
| order | Galliformes → |
| pestControlTarget |
insect pests
→
ticks → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| plumageColor | dark gray → |
| plumagePattern | white spots → |
| primaryLocomotion | terrestrial → |
| reproduction | ground nester → |
| roostsIn | trees → |
| socialBehavior | gregarious → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| usedFor |
domestic poultry
→
egg production → meat production → pest control → |
| vocalization | loud cackling calls → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.