Name:Acryllium vulturinum
Alias:Acryllium vulturinum,Vulturine Guineafowl
Outline:Landfowl
Family:Gallinariformes Gallinariidae Condor-Gallinariidae
length:61-70CM
Weight:1100-1800g
Life:8-12years
IUCN:LC
Vulturine Guineafowl (scientific name: Acryllium vulturinum), no subspecies.
Vulture chicken live in clusters, each group of about 15-30, good at flying and roost in trees, flying ability is very strong, but the long-term land life has changed its life habits, often run away in all directions when in danger rather than spread wings, or make a harsh call to retreat away from the intruder. Don't migrate. During the non-breeding season small groups feed and communicate with each other using short calls.
Vulture-bead chickens dig underground with their claws for seeds, tubers, small insects, etc. It feeds on seeds, tubers, buds, buds, berries, grass, leaves, stems, roots, insects, spiders, and scorpions. Going into the bush to eat the fleshy parts of berries, fruits and insects will provide them with water.
Large flocks of vulture birds can often be seen breeding in pairs near puddles. The marriage is monogamous, the nest is built on the ground in hidden bushes, the hens lay 7-18 eggs each time, the incubation period is about 24-28 days, the chicks can fly when they are two weeks old, after a month, they grow almost like adult birds, and they are sexually mature at 1 year old. Life span: 8-12 years.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
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