Agelastes
Agelastes | |
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White-breasted guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Numididae |
Genus: | Agelastes Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Agelastes meleagrides[1] Bonaparte, 1850 | |
Species | |
Agelastes is a small genus of birds in the guineafowl family. It comprises two species:[2]
- White-breasted guineafowl, A. meleagrides
- Black guineafowl, A. niger
References
[edit]- ^ "Numididae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "ITIS report: Agelastes, Bonaparte, 1850". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2011.