The vulturine guineafowl is the largest bird of the guineafowl family of birds.

Vulturine guineafowls reproduce by mating with another bird from their own clan or flock. Breeding pairs stay together for only one mating season. The female lays eggs after mating in a ditch in the ground which is lined with plants. Chicks hatch after around 28 days of incubation, are golden and brown in color and are very well developed. These chicks are able to fly within a few days