top of page
Image-empty-state_edited_edited.jpg

Location:

Savanna but may be in zebra exhibit

Helmeted Guinea Fowl

  • 7 of unknown gender

Identifying Features:

History:

More Information:

  • Fully flighted

  • They stay in Savanna or Zebra exhibits

  • They have a boney "helmet", known as a casque

  • Male casque is usually larger than the female's

  • They often roost in a tree at the front left side of the exhibit

  • Omnivores

  • Seen frequently around areas with water, primarily freshwater rivers or watering holes.

  • Ground birds that have a body shaped like a chicken and a grouse.

bottom of page