Western crested guineafowl

Western crested guineafowl
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Numididae
Genus:	Guttera
Species:	G. verreauxi
Binomial name
	Guttera verreauxi; (DG Elliot, 1870)

The western crested guineafowl (Guttera verreauxi) 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 Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon, Kenya, Zambia, and Angola.

Subspecies

G. v. sclateri (Reichenow, 1898) – Sclater's crested guineafowl – northwestern Cameroon
G. v. verreauxi (Elliot, 1870) – Lindi crested guineafowl – Guinea-Bissau to western Kenya, Angola, and Zambia

References

BirdLife International (2016). "Guttera verreauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45479083A95158936. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Guttera verreauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45479083A95158936. Retrieved 19 November 2021.