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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 western Mexican habitats.
Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830)
Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830)
Callipepla squamata (scaled quail) is a New World quail native to arid regions of the southwestern US to central Mexico.
Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844)
Philortyx fasciatus, the banded quail, is a non-migratory endemic quail of west-central Mexico with distinct plumage changes as it matures.
Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Numida meleagris, the helmeted guinea fowl, is a large ground-dwelling bird native to open African warm dry habitats, widely known for eating large numbers of ticks.
Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub, 1861)
Guttera pucherani (Hartlaub, 1861)
Guttera pucherani is a crested guinea fowl with blackish spotted plumage and a distinctive black head crest.
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 with distinctive head crests.
Guttera pucherani edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867)
Guttera pucherani edouardi (Hartlaub, 1867)
This is a summary description of the three crested guinea fowl species, referencing Guttera pucherani edouardi.
Acryllium vulturinum (Hardwicke, 1834)
Acryllium vulturinum (Hardwicke, 1834)
Acryllium vulturinum, the vulturine guinea fowl, is a large bird with distinct plumage and a vulture-like bare head and neck.
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853
Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853
Megapodius cumingii is a partridge-like megapode bird with a declining population currently assessed as Least Concern.
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823
Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823
Megapodius reinwardt is a chicken-sized terrestrial bird found across parts of Australia and nearby islands, commonly called bush boiby in suburban Darwin.
Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831
Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831
Alectura lathami, the Australian brushturkey, is a large ground bird found along eastern Australia, now common in urban areas.
Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
Leipoa ocellata, the malleefowl, is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian chicken-sized bird known for male-built large nesting mounds.
Macrocephalon maleo S.Müller, 1846
Macrocephalon maleo S.Müller, 1846
Macrocephalon maleo (maleo) is an endemic Sulawesi megapode bird that leaves its heat-incubated eggs to hatch self-sufficient young.
Crax alector Linnaeus, 1766
Crax alector Linnaeus, 1766
Crax alector (black curassow) is a large bird with distinct plumage and physical traits differing between males, females, and juveniles.
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata Spix, 1825
Crax fasciolata, the bare-faced curassow, is a large sexually dimorphic bird with distinct physical differences between males and females.
Crax alberti Fraser, 1852
Crax alberti Fraser, 1852
Crax alberti, the blue-billed curassow, is a distinctively marked bird endemic to fragmented northern Colombian forests.
Crax blumenbachii Spix, 1825
Crax blumenbachii Spix, 1825
Crax blumenbachii, the red-billed curassow, is a large bird with distinct plumage differences between males and females.
Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Crax rubra Linnaeus, 1758
Crax rubra (great curassow) is a very large cracid with distinct male and female plumage, and a peculiar lingering whistle call.
Oreophasis derbianus G.R.Gray, 1844
Oreophasis derbianus G.R.Gray, 1844
Oreophasis derbianus, the horned guan, is a distinctive bird found in localized highland forest patches of southern Mexico and Guatemala.
Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815
Penelope obscura Temminck, 1815
Penelope obscura is a bird similar to the smaller rusty-margined guan that lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815
Penelope superciliaris Temminck, 1815
This is a description of the rusty-margined guan (Penelope superciliaris), covering its appearance, subspecies variation, distribution and habitat.
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830
Penelope purpurascens, the crested guan, is a turkey-like bird with three subspecies found across Neotropical forested habitats.
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata Wagler, 1830
Penelope pileata, the white-crested guan, is a large Brazilian endemic bird found in Amazonian tropical forests.
Penelope perspicax Bangs, 1911
Penelope perspicax Bangs, 1911
Penelope perspicax, the Cauca guan, is a large endemic Colombian cracid bird that feeds on fruit, leaves, flowers and invertebrates.
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