White-breasted guinea fowl
The white-breasted guinea fowl is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guinea fowl family.
Description
It has a black plumage with a small, bare, red head, white breast, long, black tail, greenish-brown bill, and greyish feet. The sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller than the male.
Distribution
The white-breasted guinea fowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Although preferring a more dry climate, the species prioritizes forest coverage causing the distribution of the species to have a much broader distribution.
Diet
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, termites, and small animals.
Conservation
Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, the white-breasted guinea fowl is rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.