White-breasted guineafowl

Description

The white-breasted guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a medium-sized,up to 45 cm long,terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family.It has a black plumage with a small,bare red head,white breast,long black tail,greenish brown bill and greyish feet.The sexes are similar,although the female is slightly smaller than the male.The white-breasted guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Côte d'Ivoire,Ghana,Guinea,Liberia and Sierra Leone.The diet consists mainly of seeds,berries,termites and small animals.