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Guttera
Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guttera is a genus of birds in the family Numididae. Established by Johann Georg Wagler in 1832, it contains four species:[2]
- Plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera
- Eastern crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani
- Western crested guineafowl, Guttera verreauxi
- Southern crested guineafowl, Guttera edouardi
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The name Guttera is a combination of the Latin words gutta, meaning "spot" and -fera, meaning "bearing" (from ferre: to bear).[3]
The four species are found in forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike other guineafowl, they have a distinctive black crest.
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