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Kenya or Crested Guineafowl

Guttera [pucherani, edouardi or verreauxi] (= Guttera pucherani) (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

The crested guineafowl is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Numididae
Genus:
   Guttera
Scientific:
  Guttera pucherani


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 8(1860) no.47 p.341

Protonym:
  Numida Pucherani

Type locality:
  Zanzibar.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14327981


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D5813CA402591053

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D5813CA4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D5813CA4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176131

Geographic range:

  • Guttera pucherani: Somalia to Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Tumbatu Island
  • Guttera edouardi edouardi: eastern Zambia to Mozambique and northeastern South Africa
  • Guttera edouardi barbata: southeastern Tanzania to eastern Mozambique and Malawi
  • Guttera verreauxi: forest of western Africa to western Kenya
  • Guttera verreauxi [verreauxi, kathleenae, schoutedeni]: Guinea-Bissau to western Kenya and southward to Angola and Zambia
  • Guttera verreauxi sclateri: northwestern Cameroon
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English:
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl
French:
Pintade de Pucheran, P. huppée ou P. d'Édouard


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani, edouardi or verreauxi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani, edouardi or verreauxi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani, edouardi or verreauxi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Kenya or Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera [pucherani or edouardi])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pintade de Pucheran ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
crested guineafowl sp. ( Guttera pucherani/verreauxi/edouardi)
eBird version 2023:
crested guineafowl sp. ( Guttera pucherani/verreauxi/edouardi)
eBird version 2024:
crested guineafowl sp. ( Guttera pucherani/verreauxi/edouardi)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera edouardi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera pucherani) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Guttera pucherani [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Guttera pucherani [version 1]

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Afrikaans: Kuifkoptarentaal
Catalan: Pintada crestada oriental
Czech: Perlicka chocholatá, perlička chocholatá
Danish: Krøltoppet Perlehøne
German: Haubenperlhuhn, Kenia-Haubenperlhuhn, Kräuselhauben Perlhuhn, Kräuselhauben-Perlhuhn
English: Crested Guineafowl, crested guineafowl sp., Kenya or Crested Guineafowl
English, HBW: Eastern/Southern/Western Crested Guineafowl
English (IOC): Crested Guineafowl
English (Kenya): Crested Guineafowl
English (United States): Crested Guineafowl
Esperanto: Kenja krestonumido
Spanish: Guineo Moñudo, Pintada Moñuda, Pintada moñuda oriental
Spanish (Spain): Pintada Moñuda Oriental
Spanish (HBW): Crested Guineafowl
Estonian: kähar-pärlkana
Finnish: Töyhtöhelmikana
French: Pintade de Pucheran, Pintade de Pucheran ou P. huppée, Pintade de Pucheran, P. huppée ou P. d'Édouard, Pintade huppée
Croatian: crvenolica biserka
Hungarian: bóbitás gyöngytyúk
Icelandic: Úfinhæna
Italian: Faraona crestata, Numida dal ciuffo
Japanese (romaji): kanmurihorohorochou, keniakammurihorohorochou
Japanese: カンムリホロホロチョウ, ケニアカンムリホロホロチョウ
Scientific: Guttera [pucherani or edouardi], Guttera [pucherani, edouardi or verreauxi], Guttera edouardi, Guttera edouardi edouardi, Guttera pucherani, Guttera pucherani pucherani, Guttera pucherani/verreauxi/edouardi, Numida Edouardi, Numida Pucherani
Lithuanian: Keninė patarška
Dutch: Keniaanse Kroonparelhoen, Kroonparelhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Parykkperlehøne
Norwegian: Parykkperlehøne
Polish: perlica czubata
Portuguese: Fraca de cristata, Fraca-de-cristata, Pintada-de-crista
Portuguese (Portugal): Capota-de-poupa, pintada-de-crista
Russian: Хохлатая цесарка, Чубатая цесарка
Slovak: perlička kropenatá
Serbian: Ćubasta biserka
Swedish: Tofspärlhöna
Swahili: Kororo wa Kenya
Turkish: Kıvırcık Beçtavuğu
Ukrainian: Цесарка чубата
Chinese: 冠珠鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 肯亞冠珠雞

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