Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   381
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2730AC
Observer:   Guerin Brian
Date of record:   2016-04-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This bird has yellow feet.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   192
Species name:   Numida meleagris
Common name:   Helmeted Guineafowl -- Gewone Tarentaal
Family:   Numididae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Helmeted Guineafowl
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-381
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 381 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Domesticated Guineafowl originally from West Africa. Feral birds often interbreed with Helmeted Guineafowl
Date:   2017-09-01 12:17:12
Species name:   Numida meleagris -- Helmeted Guineafowl; Gewone Tarentaal
Species code:   192

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