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Callipepla douglasii (Vigors, 1829)
Callipepla douglasii (Vigors, 1829)
Callipepla douglasii, the elegant quail, is a small crested bird native only to …
Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830)
Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830)
Callipepla squamata (scaled quail) is a New World quail native to arid regions o…
Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
Philortyx fasciatus, the banded quail, is a non-migratory endemic quail of west-…
Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Numida meleagris, the helmeted guinea fowl, is a large ground-dwelling bird nati…
Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub, 1861)
Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub, 1861)
Guttera pucherani is a crested guinea fowl with blackish spotted plumage and a d…
Guttera pucherani verreauxi (D.G.Elliot, 1870)
Guttera pucherani verreauxi (D.G.Elliot, 1870)
This is a subspecies of crested guinea fowl, a group of small spotted gamebirds …
Guttera pucherani edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867)
Guttera pucherani edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867)
This is a summary description of the three crested guinea fowl species, referenc…
Acryllium vulturinum (Hardwicke, 1834)
Acryllium vulturinum (Hardwicke, 1834)
Acryllium vulturinum, the vulturine guinea fowl, is a large bird with distinct p…
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853
Megapodius cumingii is a partridge-like megapode bird with a declining populatio…
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823
Megapodius reinwardt is a chicken-sized terrestrial bird found across parts of A…
Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831
Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831
Alectura lathami, the Australian brushturkey, is a large ground bird found along…
Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
Leipoa ocellata, the malleefowl, is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian chicken-…
Macrocephalon maleo S.Müller, 1846
Macrocephalon maleo S.Müller, 1846
Macrocephalon maleo (maleo) is an endemic Sulawesi megapode bird that leaves its…
Crax alector Linnaeus, 1766
Crax alector Linnaeus, 1766
Crax alector (black curassow) is a large bird with distinct plumage and physical…
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata, the bare-faced curassow, is a large sexually dimorphic bird wit…
Crax alberti Fraser, 1852
Crax alberti Fraser, 1852
Crax alberti, the blue-billed curassow, is a distinctively marked bird endemic t…
Crax blumenbachii Spix, 1825
Crax blumenbachii Spix, 1825
Crax blumenbachii, the red-billed curassow, is a large bird with distinct plumag…
Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Crax rubra (great curassow) is a very large cracid with distinct male and female…
Oreophasis derbianus G.R.Gray, 1844
Oreophasis derbianus G.R.Gray, 1844
Oreophasis derbianus, the horned guan, is a distinctive bird found in localized …
Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815
Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815
Penelope obscura is a bird similar to the smaller rusty-margined guan that lives…
Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815
Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815
This is a description of the rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris), cover…
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens, the crested guan, is a turkey-like bird with three subspe…
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata, the white-crested guan, is a large Brazilian endemic bird foun…
Penelope perspicax Bangs, 1911
Penelope perspicax Bangs, 1911
Penelope perspicax, the Cauca guan, is a large endemic Colombian cracid bird tha…
