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.
Distributionedit
The white-breasted guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Côte d'Ivoire, 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.
^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.
Freeman, B., Jiménez-García, D., Barca, B., & Grainger, M. (2019)[1]
WALTERT, M., SEIFERT, C., RADL, G., & HOPPE-DOMINIK, B. (2010)[2]
External linksedit
BirdLife Species Factsheet
^Freeman, B., Jiménez-García, D., Barca, B., & Grainger, M. (2019). Using remotely sensed and climate data to predict the current and potential future geographic distribution of a bird at multiple scales: The case of agelastes meleagrides, a western african forest endemic. Avian Research, 10(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-019-0160-y
^WALTERT, M., SEIFERT, C., RADL, G., & HOPPE-DOMINIK, B. (2010). Population size and habitat of the white-breasted guineafowl agelastes meleagrides in the taï region, côte d'ivoire. Bird Conservation International; Bird Conservation International, 20(1), 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270909990189
February 16, 2024
white, breasted, guineafowl, white, breasted, guineafowl, agelastes, meleagrides, medium, sized, long, terrestrial, bird, guineafowl, family, conservation, statusvulnerable, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclas. The white breasted guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides is a medium sized up to 45 cm long terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family White breasted guineafowlConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder GalliformesFamily NumididaeGenus AgelastesSpecies A meleagridesBinomial nameAgelastes meleagridesBonaparte 1850 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Diet 4 Conservation 5 References 6 External linksDescription editIt 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 editThe white breasted guineafowl is distributed in subtropical West African forests of Cote d Ivoire 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 editIts diet consists mainly of seeds berries termites and small animals Conservation editDue to ongoing habitat loss and hunting in some areas the white breasted guineafowl is rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List References edit 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 Freeman B Jimenez Garcia D Barca B amp Grainger M 2019 1 WALTERT M SEIFERT C RADL G amp HOPPE DOMINIK B 2010 2 External links editBirdLife Species Factsheet Freeman B Jimenez Garcia D Barca B amp Grainger M 2019 Using remotely sensed and climate data to predict the current and potential future geographic distribution of a bird at multiple scales The case of agelastes meleagrides a western african forest endemic Avian Research 10 1 1 9 https doi org 10 1186 s40657 019 0160 y WALTERT M SEIFERT C RADL G amp HOPPE DOMINIK B 2010 Population size and habitat of the white breasted guineafowl agelastes meleagrides in the tai region cote d ivoire Bird Conservation International Bird Conservation International 20 1 74 83 https doi org 10 1017 S0959270909990189 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White breasted guineafowl amp oldid 1145229828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
