List of Birds of Guinea - Rockfowl

Rockfowl

Order: Passeriformes Family: Picathartidae

The rockfowl are lanky birds with crow-like bills, long neck, tail and legs, and strong feet adapted to terrestrial feeding. They are similar in size and structure to the completely unrelated roadrunners, but they hop rather than walk. They also have brightly coloured unfeathered heads. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Guinea.

  • White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus

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