Vulturine guineafowl

(Acryllium vulturinum)

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Description

The vulturine guineafowl is a large (61–71 cm) bird with a round body and small head.It has a longer wings,neck,legs and tail than other guineafowl.The adult has a bare blue face and black neck,and although all other guineafowl have unfeathered heads,this species looks particularly like a vulture because of the long bare neck and head.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Galliformes
Family:Numididae
Genus:Acryllium
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