Crested guineafowl

The crested guineafowl (Guttera sp.) are a group of three species and members of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. They are found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics in sub-Saharan Africa.

Crested guineafowl
G. p. edouardi in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park, South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Numididae
Genus: Guttera
Groups included
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
  • Guttera plumifera
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