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White-breasted Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1850
The White-breasted Guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides is a medium-sized, up to 45cm long, terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family. 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. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Numididae
Genus:
Agelastes
Scientific:
Agelastes meleagrides
Citation:
Bonaparte, 1850
Reference:
Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1849) p.145
Protonym:
Agelastes meleagrides
Avibase ID:
E0EE1B896C2D6531
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E0EE1B89
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176123
Geographic range:
- Agelastes meleagrides: SE Sierra Leone to Ivory Coast and w Ghana
Source: Clements checklist
White-breasted Guineafowl
Catalan:
Pintada de pit blanc
Czech:
perlička červenohlavá
Danish:
Hvidbrystet Kalkunhøne
German:
Weißbrust-Perlhuhn
Spanish:
Pintada Pechiblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Pintada Pechiblanca
Finnish:
liberianhelmikana
French:
Pintade à poitrine blanche
Croatian:
crvenoglava biserka
Hungarian:
fehérmellű gyöngytyúk
Italian:
Faraona pettobianco
Japanese (romaji):
munajirohorohorochou
Japanese:
ムナジロホロホロチョウ
Lithuanian:
Baltakrūtė patarška
Dutch:
Kalkoenparelhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitbrystperlehøne
Norwegian:
Hvitbrystperlehøne
Polish:
pantarka białoszyja
Portuguese:
Pintada-de-peito-branco
Russian:
Белогрудая цесарка
Slovak:
perlička červenohlavá
Serbian:
Belogruda biserka
Swedish:
kalkonpärlhöna
Ukrainian:
Цесарка біловола
Chinese:
白胸珠鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
白胸珠雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pintade à poitrine blanche ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pintade à poitrine blanche ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 1st edition: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2021: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 3rd edition: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 4th edition: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2015: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2016: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2017: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2018: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Clements, version 2019: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 1.50: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 1.52: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 1.53: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 1.54: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 1.55: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2015: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2016: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2017: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2018: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2019: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| eBird version 2021: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| James Lee Peters: Agelastes meleagrides |
| James Lee Peters (original): Agelastes meleagrides |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Agelastes meleagrides |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-breasted Guineafowl ( Agelastes meleagrides) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agelastes meleagrides |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agelastes meleagrides |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Pintada de pit blanc
Czech: Perlicka cervenohlavá, perlička červenohlavá
Danish: Hvidbrystet Kalkunhøne
German: Weissbrustperlhuhn, Weißbrust-Perlhuhn, Weissbrustwaldperlhuhn
English: Turkey-like Guineafowl, White breasted Guineafowl, White-breasted Guineafowl
English, HBW: White-breasted Guineafowl
English (IOC): White-breasted Guineafowl
English (United States): White-breasted Guineafowl
Spanish: Guineo de Pecho Blanco, Pintada Pechiblanca
Spanish (Spain): Pintada Pechiblanca
Spanish (HBW): White-breasted Guineafowl
Estonian: kiilas-pärlkana
Finnish: Liberianhelmikana
French: Pintade à poitrine blanche
Croatian: crvenoglava biserka
Hungarian: fehérmellű gyöngytyúk
Italian: Agelaste, Faraona pettobianco
Japanese (romaji): munajirohorohorochou
Japanese: ムナジロホロホロチョウ
Scientific: Agelastes meleagrides
Lithuanian: Baltakrūtė patarška
Dutch: Kalkoenparelhoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitbrystperlehøne
Norwegian: Hvitbrystperlehøne
Polish: pantarka bialoszyja, pantarka białoszyja
Portuguese: Pintada-de-peito-branco
Russian: белобрюхая тёмная цесарка, Белогрудая тёмная цесарка, Белогрудая Цесарка
Slovak: perlička červenohlavá
Serbian: Belogruda biserka
Swedish: Kalkonpärlhöna
Turkish: Ak Yakalı Beçtavuğu
Ukrainian: Цесарка біловола
Chinese: 白胸珠鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 白胸珠雞
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