The Helmeted Guinea Fowl is a raucous, plump, ground-dwelling bird that often forms moderate-sized flocks, and are a familiar sight in suburban parks and gardens throughout Southern Africa.

Affectionately referred to as Round Birds by the South African owners, these gregarious and quirky birds are easily recognised by their relatively large size, and round, dark grey bodies with white speckles. They have featherless, helmet-like, small heads, which are blue and red in color, short, rounded wings and short tail feathers.

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A gregarious species, the Helmeted Guinea fowl are chatterboxes-they talk all of the time.
Guineafowl make a variety of loud ratcheting calls, as well as a repeated “wick, wick-wick” that rises to an impressive crescendo, especially at dawn and dusk.

The guineafowl forages twice each day, once at dawn and once in the afternoon. Departing from home base, the flock proceeds single file toward a watering hole for a communal drink. After a drink, the guineafowl sweep the savannah. Walking shoulder to shoulder; they patrol the tall grasses and peck at the ground, randomly picking up food.
They prefer to walk rather than fly and can walk 6 miles or more day in search of food