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Common Name

Crested Guinea Fowl

Alternate Names

Common Type

Guinea Fowl

Order

Galliformes

Family

Numididae

Genus

Guttera

Species

pucherani

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Captive Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

Five Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open forest, woodland and forest savanna mosaics

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Plays a pivotal role in the control of ticks, flies, locusts, scorpions, maggots and other invertebrates upon which they feed.

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Bird

Crested Guinea Fowl

Guinea Fowl

Galliformes

Numididae

Guttera

pucherani

Least Concern

Captive Photographed

Five Sub Species

Resident

Open forest, woodland and forest savanna mosaics

Sub Sahara Africa

Plays a pivotal role in the control of ticks, flies, locusts, scorpions, maggots and other invertebrates upon which they feed.

Captive Photographed

Has a distinctive black crest on the top of its head which easily separates it from all other species of guineafowl, except the plumed guineafowl.