Vulturine Guineafowl

  [Acryllium vulturinum]
  Habitat: Dry savannahs and scrublands
  Length: 24-28”
  Gestation Period: 24 days
  Number of Young: 4-8
  Conservation Status: Least Concern

– The Vulturine Guineafowl is the largest extant (still alive) guineafowl species.
– Vulturine Guineafowl will run rather than fly when alarmed.
– Their closest living relative, the White Breasted Guineafowl, Agelastes   meleagrides inhabit primary forests in Central Africa.