Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi] (Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi])

Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi]

Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi] (= Numida meleagris meleagris) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Numididae
Genus:
   Numida
Scientific:
  Numida meleagris meleagris

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.158

Protonym:
Phasianus Meleagris

Type locality:
Africa = Nubia, upper Nile, ex Hasselquist.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/177/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
65D1AAA66E9AF202

Avibase ID:
avibase-65D1AAA6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/65D1AAA6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677558

Geographic range:

Numida meleagris meleagris: eastern Chad to Ethiopia, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and northern Kenya
Numida meleagris somaliensis: northeastern Ethiopia and Somalia
Numida meleagris galeatus: western Africa to southern Chad, central Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola
Numida meleagris mitratus: Tanzania to eastern Mozambique, Zambia, and northern Botswana
Numida meleagris marungensis: southern Congo basin to western Angola and Zambia
Numida meleagris coronatus: eastern South Africa
Numida meleagris reichenowi: Kenya and central Tanzania
Numida meleagris papillosus: southern Angola to Botswana and Namibia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi]
French:
Pintade de Numidie [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate group] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate group] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate group] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate] ( Numida meleagris [meleagris])
eBird version 1.55: Helmeted Guineafowl (Helmeted) ( Numida meleagris [meleagris Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Numida meleagris

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gewone Tarentaal
Bulgarian: Токачка
Czech: perlička kropenatá
Danish: Perlehøne
German: Helmperlhuhn
English: Helmeted Guineafowl (Helmeted), Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi], Helmeted Guineafowl [meleagris], Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate group], Helmeted Guineafowl [nominate]
Spanish: Pintada Común
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Guinea
Estonian: pärlkana (kiiver-pärlkana)
Basque: Pintada
Finnish: helmikana
French: Pintade de Numidie, Pintade de Numidie [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi], Pintade de Numidie [meleagris]
Frisian: poepeletaat
Irish: galiña de guiné
Haitian Creole French: Pentad Mawon
Hebrew: פנינית
Icelandic: Perluhæna
Italian: Faraona comune
Japanese (romaji): horohorochou
Japanese: ホロホロチョウ
Kwangali: Nkanga
Scientific: Numida meleagris [meleagris Group], Numida meleagris [meleagris, somaliensis, galeatus, mitratus, marungensis, coronatus, papillosus, reichenowi], Numida meleagris [meleagris], Numida meleagris meleagris, Phasianus meleagris
Lithuanian: patarška
Latvian: perlu vistina
Malagasy: Akanga
Macedonian: Индиска кокошка
Dutch: Helmparelhoen
Norwegian: Hjelmperlehøne
Sotho, Northern: Kgaka
Polish: perlica zwyczajna
Portuguese: Fraca da Guiné
Romanian: bibilica
Russian: Обыкновенная цесарка
Slovak: perlicka prilbatá
Slovenian: pegatka
Shona: Hanga
Albanian: Pula faraone
Siswant: Imphangele
Sotho, Southern: Khaka
Swedish: Hjälmpärlhöna
Swahili: Kanga
Turkmen: beçtavuğu
Tswana: Kgaka
Turkish: Beçtavuğu
Tsonga: Mhanghela
Xhosa: Impangele
Chinese: 珠鸡
Zulu: iMpangele