Plumed Guineafowl
Guttera plumifera(Cassin, J, 1857)
English (US) Plumed Guineafowl
The Plumed Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Numididae (Guineafowl) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Guttera plumifera
- Family
- Numididae (Guineafowl)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plumed Guineafowl
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Guttera plumifera plumifera
- Guttera plumifera schubotzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Numida plumifera
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1857)
- Type locality
- Cape Lopez, French Congo.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1856) p.321
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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