Guineafowl

Black Guineafowl

Agelastes niger

The Black Guineafowl (Agelastes niger) is a 700 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Guineafowl

Order

Galliformes

Weight

700 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Central African Rep..

Where to see it: Ipassa Makokou Nature Reserve (Gabon); Sangha Lodge (Central African Republic); PN de la Lopé (general area) (Gabon); Odzala NP · Mboko Camp (Republic of the Congo); IITA Forest Reserve and Lake (Nigeria).

Photo: (c) markusgmeiner, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist