Galliformes
Guineafowl (Numididae)
HBW 2, p. 554
- Medium-sized, plump terrestrial birds, with small head, and extensive bare skin on head and neck; most species with crest or bony casque.
- Afrotropical Region.
- Wide variety of habitats, from dense rain forest to semi-desert.
- 4 genera, 6 species, 19 taxa.
- 1 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 0 4 1 White-breasted Guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides)
- 0 8 2 Black Guineafowl (Agelastes niger)
- 94 2 61 31 8 3 Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- 0 8 4 Plumed Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera)
- 29 2 16 11 8 5 Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
- 26 17 9 8 6 Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
Family statistics
4 genera, 6 species
| 149 files covering | |
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| 3 genera | (75%) |
| 3 species | (50%) |

