''Agelastes'' is a small genus of
birds in the
guineafowl
Guineafowl (; sometimes called "pet speckled hens" or "original fowl") are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched ...
family. It comprises two species:
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White-breasted guineafowl
The white-breasted guineafowl (''Agelastes meleagrides'') is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family.
Description
It has a black plumage with a small, bare, red head, white breast, long, black tail, gre ...
, ''A. meleagrides''
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Black guineafowl, ''A. niger''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q515968
Bird genera
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte