Black Guineafowl
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| Black Guineafowl | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Agelastes |
| Species: | A. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelastes niger Cassin, 1857 |
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The Black Guineafowl, Agelastes niger, is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It is found in humid forests of Central Africa. It has large toes to grasp the ground, but tiny feet so it can still fly.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Agelastes niger. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 April 2009.
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