Southern crested guinea fowl
| Southern crested guinea fowl | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Guttera |
| Species: | G. edouardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Guttera edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867) | |
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The southern crested guinea fowl (Guttera edouardi) is a member of the Numididae, the guinea fowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guinea fowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guinea fowl is found from Tanzania to South Africa.