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Poultry - Rare Guinea Fowl Varieties

About

The rare listings below are derived from voluntary submissions to the 2024 Poultry Census of the Rare Breeds Trust of Au stralia (RBTA) as well as from data sourced from selected shows, plus cross referencing to rare poultry breeds lists and the 2021 Poultry Census. The RBTA listings are at the level of breed and size (where relevant) only. Rare varieties (other than for Turkeys, Guinea Fowl and one of the Goose breeds) are not included in the RBTA lists.

For the full listing of all Rare Breeds Trust of Australia identified rare poultry breeds (Chickens - Hardfeather and Softfeather, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and Guinea Fowl please link to the Poultry 2024 Watchlist.

Rare exhibition poultry lists are also maintained by:

Image. Cinnamon Guinea Fowl

The Rare Categories

For detailed information on the rare categorisation please link to the 2024 Poultry Census overview page. The rare categories are:

Critical: At high risk of loss and/or in recreation.
Of Concern: Low presence and/or low breeding flock ratios.
Watch: Reasonable presence. Higher breeding flock uptake needed to be safe.

The Rare Guinea Fowl List

Rare Guinea Fowl Profiles

VARIETY NAME

VARIETY SUMMARY

WHITE

CRITICAL

Origin: Africa
Uses: Table, Eggs (seasonal), Watch Birds
About: on top of the head. The flesh is dark, but very delicate, and of a gamey flavour. It is a round-backed, long-necked bird, with a peculiar kind of skin-covered horn at the top of the head, and a fringe standing out from the upper part of the back of the neck. It has red pendant wattles, also extending round tho base of the beak, and a white face below the eye, extending a short distance down side of tho neck. Carriage of stern very low, the profile of back and tail appearing almost like a segment of a circle. The cock closely resembles the hen, but is generally slightly larger, has larger wattles, his voice is a more shrill shriek instead of the female's well-known "come-back" note, and he has a peculiar habit of strutting on tip-toe, and arching his back.
Description: The White variety plumage is white throughout.
Weight: Male 1.36-1.80kg; Female 1.15-1.36kg.

Note: The White variety is likely no longer in Australia, although may be in recreation. Please use the Update form if you have a breeding flock.

CINNAMON

OF CONCERN

Origin, Uses, About and Weights as for White.
Description: Ground colour overlaid with a cinnamon dusting. Eyes are red,and head is white (differing from the black eye of the other Guinea Fowl varieties).

Breeder Directory

You can find the Rare Breeds Trust of Australia Poultry Directory here. Trust members are eligible to be listed on the Trust's Poultry Breeder Directory. Find out more on how to get listed.

Breed Clubs

Please email rarebreedstrustau@gmail.com with the name of your Club and/or preferred contact details if you would like to be listed here.

Submit an Update

If you have a breeding flock and weren't in a position to contribute to the 2024 Poultry Census you can still provide us with details. We will collate additional submissions every 6 months and update the listing where additional numbers of male and female breeding age birds changes a rare status categorisation.

Submit your data using the online form.

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