Graham Eaton / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) standing on open grassland, Cape Town, South Africa, November

Roy Mangersnes / Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), central Kalahari, Botswana, November

Sergey Gorshkov / Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) calling from tree branch, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), Mpumalanga, South Africa, June

Richard Du Toit / Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), Mpumalanga, South Africa, June

Ernie Janes / Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) domestic, free range, Norfolk, UK

Charlie Summers / Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) surrounded by feathers it has plucked from its kill, a Helmeted Guinea Fowl. Kruger National Park, South Africa, September.

Tony Heald / Helmeted guinea fowl [Numida meleagris] drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, August

Charlie Summers / Three Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) perched, Tanzania

Laurent Geslin / Helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) small gathered flock, Chobe National Park, Khawai, Botswana, August

Laurent Geslin / Helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) landing, Chobe National Park, Khawai, Botswana, August

Guy Edwardes / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) head portrait in profile, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa, February

Guy Edwardes / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa February

Guy Edwardes / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) portrait, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa February

Anup Shah / Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) foraging on elephant dung, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Anup Shah / Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) foraging on elephant dung, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

David Noton / Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) in the bush, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Oriol Alamany / Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, September

Edwin Giesbers / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) portrait, Tanzania

Edwin Giesbers / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) portrait with feather fluffed up, Tanzania

Edwin Giesbers / Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) portrait, Tanzania

Mary McDonald / Helmeted Guineafowl {Numida meleagris} Samburu GR, Kenya

Rob Cousins / Helmeted Guinea Fowls (Numida meleagris) perched on a farm gate, Suffolk, UK

Richard Du Toit / Silhouette of Flock of Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) feeding at sunset, Chobe NP, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Helmeted guinea fowl dust bathing {Numida meleagris} Chobe NP, Botswana

Tony Heald / Helmeted guinea fowl portrait {Numida meleagris} Etosha NP, Namibia

Peter Blackwell / Helmeted guinea fowl foraging, Samburu, Kenya