Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Helmeted Guineafowl
The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) 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
- Numida meleagris
- Family
- Numididae (Guineafowl)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Numida meleagris sabyi
- Numida meleagris galeatus
- Numida meleagris meleagris
- Numida meleagris somaliensis
- Numida meleagris reichenowi
- Numida meleagris mitratus
- Numida meleagris marungensis
- Numida meleagris papillosus
- Numida meleagris coronatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus Meleagris
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Africa = Nubia, upper Nile, ex Hasselquist.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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