Biology:Southern crested guineafowl
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Short description: Species of bird
| Southern crested guineafowl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Guttera |
| Species: | G. edouardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Guttera edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867)
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The southern crested guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guineafowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guineafowl is found from Tanzania to South Africa .
Subspecies
- G. e. barbata (Ghigi, 1905) – Malawi crested guineafowl – southeastern Tanzania to eastern Mozambique and Malawi
- G. e. edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867) - Edward's crested guineafowl – eastern Zambia to Mozambique and eastern South Africa
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Guttera edouardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22725223A94887589. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22725223/94887589. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q31873667 entry
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