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Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris - Helmparelhoen
Africa.
The following 9 subspecies are being recognized:
Numida meleagris sabyi - Northwest-Morocco;
Numida meleagris galeatus - West-Africa to South-Chad and North-Angola;
Numida meleagris meleagris - East-Chad to West-Ethiopia, North-Kenya, Uganda and North-DR Congo;
Numida meleagris somaliensis - Northeast-Ethiopia and Somalia;
Numida meleagris reichenowi - Kenya to Central-Tanzania;
Numida meleagris mitratus - Tanzania to Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana;
Numida meleagris marungensis - South-DR Congo to West-Angola and Zambia;
Numida meleagris papillosus - Botswana and Namibia;
Numida meleagris coronatus - East-South Africa.
Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ssp. |
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ssp. |
Helmparelhoen |
Helmparelhoen |