Western crested guinea fowl

The western crested guinea fowl (Guttera verreauxi) is a member of the Numididae, the guinea fowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guinea fowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guinea fowl is found from Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon, Kenya, Zambia, and Angola.

Western crested guinea fowl
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Numididae
Genus:	Guttera
Species:	G. verreauxi
Binomial name
Guttera verreauxi (DG Elliot, 1870)

Subspecies

• G. v. sclateri (Reichenow, 1898) – Sclater's crested guinea fowl – northwestern Cameroon
• G. v. verreauxi (Elliot, 1870) – Lindi crested guinea fowl – Guinea-Bissau to western Kenya, Angola, and Zambia