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Plumed guineafowl

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Plumed guineafowl
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Numididae
Genus: Guttera
Species:
G. plumifera
Binomial name
Guttera plumifera
(Cassin, 1857)

The plumed guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It is found in humid primary forest in Central Africa. It resembles some subspecies of the crested guineafowl, but has a straighter (not curled) and higher crest, and a relatively long wattle on either side of the bill. The bare skin on the face and neck is entirely dull grey-blue in the western nominate subspecies, while there are a few orange patches among the grey-blue in the eastern subspecies schubotzi.

Taxonomy

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There are two recognized subspecies:

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Guttera plumifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679560A92819440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679560A92819440.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.