#Numida

[herpsandbirds]

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), family Numididae, order Galliformes, Nairobi National Park, Kenya

photograph by Cihaner Ozturk

[snototter]

A helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) on watch in Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Bernard Dupont

[birdblues]

Helmeted Guineafowl

[fefuckability]

Tellius Fuckability Face-off: Qualifier 3

Feel free to rb/comment with your reasoning!

[fe-smashorpass]

[captious-solarian]

Thank you for subscribing to GuineaFacts! Here is your GuineaFact:

Guinea fowls are a family containing 4 genera, with a total of 6–8 species. All species are native to Africa.

Only one species has been domesticated, the helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), which ranges all over Africa.

Wild helmeted guinea fowl in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by Tommy Pedersen, 2017.

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are you writing this from 1905

[nightmare-birds]

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

© Garret Skead

[randomnameless]

Summer Micaiah's chibi page initially had her listed as the leader of the Dawn Brigade as well, but it got fixed after some months, so it's genuinely baffling how they keep fucking up

Feh tries to retcon her as being a super important badass because base Miccy involves having more than a surface reading on tellius and we can't have that.

Remember how Ike is so badass bcs he slayed a goddess and is thus the stronger hero alive ? That sells.

Explaining that Miccy is the vessel of Yune both bcs she's the true apostle and the embodiment of the "change and chaos" Yune promotes as a Branded, or how Miccy tried to fight for the ones she loves without dumping them in their darkest hour at the cost of Fe9 cast's ire because a plot device forces her to care about namelesses... Is too complicated for Feh.

I mean have you seen Feh's most recent "plot"?

[gergarnero]

GALLINA DE GUINEA

NUMIDA MELEAGRIS NOMBRE CIENTÍFICO: NUMIDA MELEAGRIS LONGITUD: 55 CM. PESO: 1 A 1,5 KILOS. PLUMAJE: IGUAL PARA AMBOS SEXOS. MIGRACIÓN: NO MIGRATORIO. ESTADO: COMÚN A NIVEL LOCAL. UBICACIÓN: ÁFRICA ( SUR DEL SAHARA ) DOMESTICADA HACE MUCHO TIEMPO COMO FUENTE DE ALIMENTO, ÉSTA ES UN AVE DE CAZA QUE FORMAN BANDADAS, CUYO HÁBITAT NATURAL ES LA TIERRA DE PASTOREO ABIERTA DE ÁFRICA TROPICAL. SUS…

[historicalbookimages]

🐔 Birds of the world for young people, . New York, F.A. Stokes Company[1909]. Original source Image description: Illustration from 1909 showing four birds related to chickens: a Guinea-fowl (Numida meleagris) with spotted gray plumage and a bare face, a large Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) with iridescent brown feathers and red wattles, a Domestic Cock with bright red comb, wattles, and dark multicolored plumage, and a Domestic Hen with brown feathers standing near a wooden structure. Each bird is carefully detailed to show distinct features and labeled with scientific names. The background is minimal with hints of grass and ground.

[herpsandbirds]

any birds from Gabon? (Might have asked already, sorry!)

Oh yes, Here are some birds for you which you can find in Gabon!

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata), family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes, found widely across central Africa

Photos:  Frankie Low & Lawrence Neo

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), family Scopidae, order Pelicaniformes, Ethiopia

The taxonomic affinities of this bird have been greatly debated over the years, and is now believed to be in the Pelecaniformes.

This is the only bird in this family.

Their closest relative is the Shoebill.

photograph by Bob Harvey

Little Bee-eaters (Merops pusillus), family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes, found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa

photograph by Scott Jorgensen

Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus), family Gruidae, order Gruiformes

photograph by Charles J. Sharp

Grey-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes oreas), family Picathartidae, order Passeriformes

photograph by Paul van Giersbergen

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), family Numididae, order Galliformes

photograph by Cihaner Ozturk

African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus), family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa

photograph by Hugh Chittenden

Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans), family Sarothruridae, order Gruiformes

Photograph by Tong Mu

[antiqueanimals]

Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Part of a collection of watercolors by "M. Rabié" for St. Domingue Oiseaux. Dated 1766.

Internet Archive

[arkiwii]

Got another bird ask coming your way. Do you think Perlica from Endfield is a Liberi? I see some people draw what I see as feathers in her hair as ears. I personally think she's a pretty safe bet for a Liberi, considering what comes up when you google Perlica (apparently the polish name for guinea fowl).

especially ones with colors like this, for the feathers that is. Numida meleagris, taken from https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/bird/helmeted-guineafowl-domestic-type/

I haven't really checked that much into Endfield yet because I'm not really interested (and will never be able to play the game with my toaster of a computer)

There's apparently no other meaning to Perlica other than the polish name for the guineafowls, and it wouldn't be surprising for a character to be named after the genus or the name for the animal they're based on (Ptilopsis being the scientist name for northen white faced owl, for example)

But I have to say the plumicorns are weird, it really gives owls vibes (afaik, only Silence, Ptilopsis and Cronin (likely based on an owl) have plumicorns), which, well, only horned owls have plumicorns. And guineafowls do NOT have them. it doesn't ressemble the wing ears like Passenger or Irene have, so it's strange.

But she doesn't show other racial traits, she doesn't seem to have a tail or slit pupils like a Feline, and her plumicorns really do like feathers/fur rather than ears.

As for guineafowl, while I see the name, the ressemblance is... It's far from it. Which I'd find disappointing because I LOVE guineafowls feathers, they're seriously beautiful

Making a character based on one without those patterns is a waste and I am angry at whoever designed her!! /hj

[fefuckability]

The Tellius bracket qualifier! Starts December 29th at 3pm EST

Here's how it's going to work:

There are going to be 14 qualifying polls (ten for the men, four for the women)

Pick your most bangable favorite from each poll

Polls will run for one week (I'd prefer 3 days but alas Tumblr doesn't offer the option yet)

The top 64 male characters and the top 32 female characters will qualify for the men's and women's bracket (there's actually only 32 women total this time so no one is getting cut, the qualifier is more to decide the bracket match-ups)

Polls:

Qualifier 1 (Ike, Oscar, Boyd, Rhys, Shinon, Gatrie, Isaiya, Zaitan, Burton, Wystan, Laverton, Djur)

Qualifier 2 (Soren, Mordecai, Volke, Kieran, Brom, Zihark, Levail, Alder, Duke Seliora, Lombroso, Septimus, Pugo)

Qualifier 3 (Makalov, Muarim, Stefan, Devdan, Reyson, Janaff, Pelleas, Jarod, Ludveck, Valtome, Numida)

Qualifier 4 (Ulki, Tauroneo, Ranulf, Haar, Bastian, Geoffrey, Danomill, Mackoya, Seeker, Norris, Gashilama, Kimaarsi)

Qualifier 5 (Largo, Nasir, Tibarn, Naesala, Giffca, Oliver, Dakova, Emil, Balmer, Kamura, Kotaff, Nedata)

Qualifier 6 (Shiharam, Bryce, Ashnard, Greil, Caineghis, Dheginsea, Izuka, Zawana, Ikanau, Havetti, Maijin)

Qualifier 7 (Sephiran, Lekain, Hetzel, Nealuchi, Muston, Jorge, Kayachey, Homasa, Kasatai, Schaeffer, Tomenami, Rikard)

Qualifier 8 (Daniel, Gareth, Lotz, Zelgius, Rajaion, Renning, Gromell, Hafedd, Heddwyn, Nolan, Aran, Volug)

Qualifier 9 (Rafiel, Danved, Skrimir, Radmin, Zeffren, Yeardley, Maraj, Tashoria, Silvano, Rommit, Istvan, Veyona)

Qualifier 10 (Sothe, Edward, Leonardo, Kurthnaga, Tormod, Yuma, Callum, Kezhda, Roark, Sergei, Goran)

Qualifier 11 (Micaiah, Laura, Ilyana, Meg, Jill, Fiona, Vika, Nailah)

Qualifier 12 (Elincia, Marcia, Leanne, Nephenee, Heather, Lucia, Lethe, Astrid)

Qualifier 13 (Calil, Titania, Mist, Mia, Lyre, Sigrun, Tanith, Ena)

Qualifier 14 (Ashunera, Almedha, Aimee, Anna, Ashera, Catalena, Elena, Petrine)

I am also adding a Google Form to submit characters for an enby bracket so Limstella, Kyza, and Bramimond don't get left out. These can be characters from any game as long as there is canon basis for them being nonbinary.

Extra notes under the cut

Characters who are excluded from voting:

Anyone who obviously both looks and acts like a literal child. Some characters are borderline so discretion may be used*

Generics and palette swaps (e.g. Pain and Agony, and yes I can't believe they named them that either)

Anyone who lacks either a portrait or a unique name

Kyza (they will be included on the Nonbinary bracket)

Special Notes:

I have no idea what to do with Devdan/Danved. They say they aren't the same character, but they kind of are, but they have different names. So are they palette swaps, or are they the same character with a different name and a palette swap? I would usually just exclude them, but they're playable so that feels like it should hold more weight. And then I was like. Screw it we'll just put both on there whatever.

There are some characters who, for spoiler purposes, technically have two different names and/or portraits. For simplicity sake I just picked one portrait/name to use for them.

All characters use their Radiant Dawn appearances (where applicable). Assume the characters are Radiant Dawn age and appearance if they appear there.

*I have played the Tellius games, but I haven't seen absolutely everything. I'm doing my best here. If there's a character on here who you think should be excluded just shoot me an ask or something with your reasoning and we can DQ them if necessary. Please actually send me an ask or DM with actual reasoning, don't just leave a snarky comment with no details and expect me to know what you expect to see.

[luamaraluz]

Galinha d'Angola (Numida meleagris), originária da África e introduzida no Brasil pelos colonizadores portugueses. São aves extremamente agitadas e nervosas, vivem em bandos e são organizadas em grupos, tendo um líder que vigia enquanto seus companheiros comem. Rústicas e fáceis de criar, porém tem o costume de esconder muito bem seus ninhos. São lindas, com a plumagem vistosa cheia de pintinhas brancas. Uma graça

[arthistoryanimalia]

#MosaicMonday:

Anicent Roman mosaic, 1st c. CE, Pushkin Museum collection.

🆔 Top = probably an Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), native to Asia. Bottom = Domesticated Guineafowl, derived from the Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), native to Africa. (Both birds known in Europe since Ancient Greek times.)