White-breasted Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Guineafowl (Numididae)
- Order
- Galliformes
Overview
The white-breasted guinea fowl (Agelastes meleagrides) is a medium-sized, up to 45 cm long, terrestrial bird of the guinea fowl family.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Upper Guinea forest of southeastern Sierra Leone to Ivory Coast and western Ghana.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-breasted guinea fowl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
