Guttera
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| Guttera | |
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| Kenya Crested Guineafowl, Guttera p. pucherani | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Guttera Wagler, 1832 |
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Guttera is a small genus of birds in the guineafowl family. The two species are found in forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike other guineafowl, they have a distinctive black crest.
- Plumed Guineafowl, Guttera plumifera
- Crested Guineafowl, Guttera pucherani
- Kenya Crested Guineafowl, Guttera (pucherani) pucherani
- Crested Guineafowl, Guttera (pucherani) edouardi
