Its scientific name is Pterocles lichtensteinii, and its foreign name is Lichtenstein' s Sandgrouse, whose specific habits are unknown.International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Protection Level: No Threat (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecologic...
Pterocles alchata, or Pterocles alchata, lives in flat, dry areas, and the delicate markings on its feathers protect it from sand, pebbles and sparse vegetation. Swarm activity, sometimes in small, loose colonies; Running on short legs to forage for seeds, buds and leaves, the male birds often fly f...
Syrrhaptes tibetanus (Syrrhaptes tibetanus) has no subspecies.Tibetan sandgrouse often move in small groups, sometimes hundreds of large groups. It is found near rocky river valleys, streams and lakes. Sexually bold, not afraid of people, does not fly far when shot at, often the whole group is hunte...
Feather-legged sandfowl (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) Foreign name Pallas' s Sandgrouse, no subspecies.When a sandgrouse walks, its body swings from side to side. Flying in a wave shape forward, usually close to the ground at low altitude, and flying very fast, two wings flap very fast, and issue...
The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) has nine subspecies.Helmeted beaded chickens are land birds and prefer to live in groups, forming groups of about 25 individuals outside of the breeding season. When you panic, you run around instead of flying away. However, like most short-winged and broad...
Western Crested Guineafowl (Guttera verreauxi), no subspecies.The West African crested chicken is omnivorous. Plant foods include seeds, fruits, and berries of the rubiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Compositaceae, malvaceae, and legumes. They also eat insects and invertebrates.Listed on the International Uni...
The Eastern Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) has three subspecies.East African crested chicken omnivorous. Plant foods include seeds, fruits, and berries of the rubiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Compositaceae, malvaceae, and legumes. They also eat insects and invertebrates.Listed on the International...
The Central African crested Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is known as the Plumed Guineafowl and has two subspecies.Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maint...
The Guttera edouardi, also known as the Southern Crested Guineafowl, was once a subspecies of the East African Crested Guineafowl before becoming a separate species in 2014. In pairs or small groups, eat fruits, berries, seeds and invertebrates. Often follows monkeys, pecking at food that primates d...
The Black Guineafowl (scientific name: Agelastes niger) has no subspecies.The chicken's diet is mainly insect-based, including beetles, ants and termites, and other invertebrates such as millipedes and small frogs. As well as plant seeds, berries and branches. The breeding habits of this species...