Agelastes meleagrides
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Pangalloanserae
Cladus: Galloanseres
Ordo: Galliformes
Familia: Numididae
Genus: Agelastes
Species: Agelastes meleagrides
Name
Agelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1850
References
PZS["1849"] Pt17 no.199 p.145
IUCN: Agelastes meleagrides (Vulnerable)
Vernacular names
български: Белогърда токачка
brezhoneg: Klujar-Spagn jave gwenn
català: Pintada pitblanca
Cymraeg: Iâr gini fronwen
English: White-breasted guineafowl
Esperanto: Blankbrusta numido
فارسی: مرغ شاخدار سینهسفید
suomi: Liberianhelmikana
français: Pintade à poitrine blanche
עברית: פנינייה לבנת-חזה
hrvatski: Crvenoglava biserka
magyar: Fehérmellű gyöngytyúk
Nederlands: Kalkoenparelhoen
português: Pintada-de-peito-branco
русский: Белобрюхая тёмная цесарка
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Bjeloprsa biserka
svenska: kalkonpärlhöna
українська: Цесарка біловола
中文: 白腹珍珠雞
The white-breasted guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family.
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 guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Diet
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, berries, termites, and small animals.
Conservation
Due to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas, the white-breasted guineafowl is rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Agelastes meleagrides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679545A92818303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679545A92818303.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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