White-breasted guineafowl
| White-breasted guineafowl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Agelastes |
| Species: | A. meleagrides
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| Binomial name | |
| Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1850
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The white-breasted guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family.
Description[]
It has a black plumage with a small, bare, red head, white breast, long, black tail, greenish-brown bill, and greyish feet. The sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller than the male.
Distribution[]
The white-breasted guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Diet[]
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, termites, and small animals.
Conservation[]
Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, the white-breasted guineafowl is rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Agelastes meleagrides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679545A92818303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679545A92818303.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Agelastes
- Birds of West Africa
- Birds described in 1850
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte