The western crested guineafowl (''Guttera verreauxi'') is a member of the
Numididae, the
guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guineafowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guineafowl is found from
Guinea-Bissau to
Cameroon,
Kenya,
Zambia, and
Angola.
Subspecies
* ''G. v. sclateri''
(Reichenow
Anton Reichenow (1 August 1847 in Charlottenburg – 6 July 1941 in Hamburg) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.
Reichenow was the son-in-law of Jean Cabanis, and worked at the Natural History Museum of Berlin from 1874 to 1921. He was ...
, 1898) – Sclater's crested guineafowl – northwestern
Cameroon
* ''G. v. verreauxi''
( Elliot, 1870) – Lindi crested guineafowl –
Guinea-Bissau to western
Kenya,
Angola, and
Zambia
References
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western crested guineafowl
western crested guineafowl