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Guttera verreauxi

Identification

Black with pale blue spots. The outer secondaries have creamy-white outer webs, showing as a pale edge on the folded wing. The bare face and upper neck have a red throat and the rest is blue-grey. The crest comprises curly black feathers which vary geographically in shape. Bill is pale and eyes are brown.

Distribution

Africa: Guinea-Bissau to western Kenya, Angola and Zambia

Taxonomy

Formerly included together with two other species in Crested Guineafowl.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized[1].

  • G. p. verreauxi:
  • G. p. sclateri:

Habitat

A variety of forest and especially edges, including areas with intermixed savanna. Found up to 2200 m asl and occasionally higher.

Behaviour

In flocks of up to 20 individuals when not breeding; split into smaller groups and pairs when breeding. Generally seen on road verges in dense woodland and forest, or at bush camps, where they become habituated to humans.

Vocalisation

Described as a crack followed by rapid piping sounds.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.1)_red. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Stevenson, T. & J Fanshawe 2020. Birds of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) - second edition. Helm Field Guides, Christooher Helm London. ISBN 978-1-4081-5736-7
  4. del Hoyo, J., I. Martínez, G. M. Kirwan, N. Collar, and D. A. Christie (2022). Western Crested Guineafowl (Guttera verreauxi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald and S. M. Billerman, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cregui2.01

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