WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Western Crested Guineafowl

Guttera verreauxi

Western Crested Guineafowl belongs to Numididae, within the order Galliformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Western Crested Guineafowl · Guttera verreauxi — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Guttera verreauxi
Order: Galliformes
Family: Numididae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Forest
Reported mass: 1149 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.