Question Posted Saturday February 18 2006, 2:26 pm
Omg. I just saw this huge flock of birds in my backyard. I can't tell what they are. The are bigger than ducks but smaller than turkeys. They are brown, have flaps of skin on their chins, and iridescent wings and tails. They fly. What could these be?
Additional info, added Sunday February 19 2006, 12:22 pm: Ok. I live in California around San Fransisco, to start with. These are not vultures or buzzards, thank God---they don't have naked heads and/or beaks with a little hook at the end. They are not pelicans, because these birds sit in the trees also. They have red flaps of skin near the throat. They actually look like turkeys, only not as fat.. Want to answer more questions in the Domesticity category? Maybe give some free advice about: Plants and Gardens? giant_lizard answered Sunday March 5 2006, 3:23 am: I don't know if this question has been adequately answered yet, but I would doubt that they're guineafowl, because I believe that they're supposed to live only in Africa (hence the name, Guinea is a country in Africa) I from what I know of fowl in my area (The northern midwest) I'd say that what you saw was either a Grouse, or some species of wild turkey, but, seeing as I have not seen them, it is hard for me to say. Grouse are quite a bit smaller than a turkey, but they seem to match your description pretty well. Most turkeys have bald heads, but certain species of wild turkeys would have a bit of plumage on their heads, and female turkeys are smaller and slimmer than the males. I suggest you type in the names of all the birds mentioned into google image search, and see if any of them match your mystery avian. [ giant_lizard's advice column | Ask giant_lizard A Question ]
Showtime answered Saturday February 18 2006, 9:25 pm: They are called Guinneas or like the word Ginniiee pigs minus the pigs part. Sorry I cant spell but I can spot one of those bad boys. I saw one across the street when I was waiting to get on my school bus back in Highschool and I freaked out and took tons of pictures and one day looking up stuff for my guinnee pigs I clicked on a website about guinneess and their they were. [ Showtime's advice column | Ask Showtime A Question ]
sizzlinmandolin answered Saturday February 18 2006, 5:00 pm: Where do you live? That would help a lot. It makes a big difference if you're from Australia, Japan, or Canada. Different birds live in different places and you didn't give a good enough description for someone to come up with the correct answer from all the birds that live in the entire world. So please add where you're from to your question and I'll see what I can do. [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
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