Nonnatives - Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris

Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.

First year: 1940's

Extirpated year:

Established status: Species have populations whose status is unknown.

Estimated Florida range:  2 counties  Not reported breeding

Statewide trend: Unknown status

Threats to natives:  Unknown.

Species Account: Native to South Africa. They were possibly released by the FFWCC at Lake Okeechobee in the 1940s (Robertson and Woolfenden 1992).

Habitats: Agricultural habitat

References

Robertson, W. B., and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992. Florida bird species: an annotated list. Florida Ornithological Society, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The birdlife of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

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