White-breasted guinea fowl
Species of bird
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The white-breasted guinea fowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guinea fowl family.
| White-breasted guinea fowl | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Agelastes |
| Species: | A. meleagrides |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1850 | |
Description
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.
Distribution
The white-breasted guinea fowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Although preferring a more dry climate, the species prioritizes forest coverage causing the distribution of the species to have a much broader distribution.
Diet
Conservation
Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, the white-breasted guinea fowl is rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.