Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Guineafowl (Numididae) · Galliformes (Galliformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Helmeted Guineafowl with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix | 1 |
| Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus | 1 |
| Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius | 1 |
Family
Guinea fowl () are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail).
Order
Galliformes , also known as gallinaceous birds or landfowl, is an order of heavy-bodied terrestrial birds that contains about 290 species. The order is divided into five families: Phasianidae (chicken and junglefowls, Old World quails, partridges, pheasants, turkeys, peafowl and grouse), Odontophoridae (New World quails), Numididae (guinea fowl), Cracidae (including chachalacas and curassows), and Megapodiidae (incubator birds like malleefowl and brushturkeys). Galliformes and the semi-aquatic order Anseriformes (waterfowl) are collectively called fowl.