Guineafowl hunting in Tanzania

Two species of Guineafowl are mainly hunted in Tanzania, the more common Helmeted Guineafowl and the more vulture-like looking bird aptly named the Vulturine Guineafowl from East Africa. The Helmeted Guineafowl is a chicken size bird that has also been introduced to the USA where it is called a Guinea Hen. In the wild, these birds are dark grey with white speckles and featherless blue and redheads with distinctive facial wattles and a large comb. When domesticated these birds often lose their dark colouring turning grey and even white in some instances. The Vulturine Guineafowl (Royal Guineafowl) has a striking appearance. This long-necked bird has striped black white and blue feathers and a vulture-like bare blue head Both species can be hunted in Tanzania provided the hunters have a prepurchased bird hunting license.