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Crested Guineafowl
Kuifkoptarentaal · Guttera edouardi
A shy relative of the common guineafowl, instantly told by its frizzy black crest and red eyes. It keeps to dense riverine forest and thickets, where small flocks forage on the ground for seeds, fruit and insects. In Kruger it is mostly found along the northern rivers and shady tangles.
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Like a Helmeted Guineafowl but with a mop of curly black feathers on the head and bright red eyes instead of a bony casque.
Listen for its call
A rolling, chattering 'keet-keet-keet' from the forest floor.
Where to see it in Kruger
Dense riverine forest and thickets, mainly in the north and along big rivers, scratching about in deep shade.
Did you know
It looks like it is having a permanent bad-hair day thanks to its frizzy black crest.
Often confused with
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