Vulturine Guinea fowl form much smaller flocks of 20-30 except during the breeding season, when they split up into family groups. All guinea fowl are ground dwelling opportunistic feeders. Helmeted Guinea fowl forage in large flocks for bulbs, tubers, berries, insects and snails. Vulturine Guinea fowl often follow troops of monkeys to feed on fallen fruit. Vulturine Guinea fowl can live without drinking water.
Flocks break up in the breeding season and the breeding adults form monogamous pairs.
Vulturine Guinea fowl lay clutches of 4-6 eggs. Helmeted Guinea fowl lay 6-19 eggs. Only the females incubate the eggs, which hatch in 24-30 days. The Helmeted Guinea fowl has been domesticated for use as a food source and is found on farms the world over.