Crested guinea fowl
| Crested guinea fowl | |
|---|---|
| G. p. edouardi in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Guttera |
| Groups included | |
| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
The crested guinea fowl (Guttera sp.) are a group of three species and members of the Numididae, the guinea fowl bird family. They are found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics in sub-Saharan Africa.