Numida meleagris

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Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)

family Numididae
genus Numida

Common Names

Helmeted Guineafowl (English), Pintade de Numidie (French)

Languages: English

Ecology and Distribution

Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa: all S of Sahara except forest area and parts of NE and SW; NW Morocco (sabyi); introduced Cape Verde Is.

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Habitat

All open habitats

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Movements and dispersal

Resident

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Taxonomic Children

Total: 1

Numida meleagris meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Lack, P. (2010). The African Bird Club checklist of African birds: Non-Passerines.

Louette, M., Meirte D., Louage A., & Reygel A. (2010). Type specimens of birds in the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren. Zoological Documentation Online Series (R. Mus. Centr. Afr.). 332.