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Crested Guineafowl
(Guttera pucherani)
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![]() Guttera pucherani |
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Subspecies: Some authorities place pucherani (Kenya Crested Guineafowl) has a distinct species and edouardi as a distinct species with 4 (more have been described) subspecies. Subspecies mentioned above with ranges.
Range: G. p. pucherani - Eastern Africa, from southern Somalia south through eastern Kenya to central Tanzania; G. p. edouardi - Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa; G. p. barbata - Southern Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi; G. p. verreauxi - Western Kenya, Angola and western Zambia; G. p. sclateri - Nigeria and Cameroon.
Habitat: Varied, pucherani inhabits open woodlands, thickets and forest edge; edouardi inhabit thicker forested areas.
Status in Wild: Uncommon; affected by habitat loss.
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(l to r): 1, Dan Cowell; Lynn Swafford.
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