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The Royal Fowl!

            The Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). also known as the Royal Guinea fowl, is the largest extant species of guineafowl. It is a member of the bird family Numididae, and is the only member of the genus Acryllium. 
The vulturine guineafowl is a large (61–71 cm) bird with a round body and small head. It has a longer wings, neck, legs and tail than other guineafowl. The adult has a bare blue face and black neck, and although all other guineafowl have unfeathered heads, this species looks particularly like a vulture because of the long bare neck and head.
The slim neck projects from a cape of long, glossy, blue and white hackles. The breast is cobalt blue, and the rest of the body plumage is black, finely spangled with white. The wings are short and rounded, and the tail is longer than others in the family Numididae.

This beautiful Guineafowl was photographed on a late evening game drive in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
   

Taken in: Kenya / Samburu / Umoja (show map)

Taken on: March 31, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 200mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh)
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