Acryllium vulturinum

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Acryllium vulturinum, commonly known as the vulturine guineafowl, is a strikingly patterned African gamebird recognized for its vivid blue and black plumage and bare, vulture-like head.

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Label Occurrences
Acryllium vulturinum canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
gamebird ⓘ
guineafowl ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
binomialName Acryllium vulturinum ⓘ
bodySize large for a guineafowl ⓘ
breedingSystem monogamous ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize relatively large clutch ⓘ
commonName vulturine guineafowl ⓘ
describedBy Hardwicke ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
plant material ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
distinguishingFeature elongated body shape compared to other guineafowl ⓘ
long hackle of lanceolate feathers on neck ⓘ
distributionStatus locally common ⓘ
family Numididae ⓘ
foragingBehavior ground forager ⓘ
genus Acryllium ⓘ
geographicRangeType endemic to northeastern Africa ⓘ
habitat bushland ⓘ
dry savanna ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
thorn scrub ⓘ
headDescription bare ⓘ
vulture-like ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
keptAs aviary bird ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion primarily terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo East Africa ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
order Galliformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
white streaks ⓘ
socialBehavior forms flocks ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usedAs gamebird ⓘ
yearDescribed 1822 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acryllium → typeSpecies → Acryllium vulturinum ⓘ
Acryllium vulturinum → binomialName → Acryllium vulturinum ⓘ