Plumed Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera)
About the Plumed Guineafowl
The plumed guinea fowl (Guttera plumifera) is a member of the guinea fowl bird family. It is found in humid primary forest in Central Africa. It resembles some subspecies of the crested guinea fowl, but has a straighter (not curled) and higher crest, and a relatively long wattle on either side of the bill. The bare skin on the face and neck is entirely dull grey-blue in the western nominate subspecies, while there are a few orange patches among the grey-blue in the eastern subspecies schubotzi. There are two recognized subspecies: G. p. plumifera (Cassin, 1857) - Cameroon plumed guinea fowl - southern Cameroon to Congo Basin, northern Gabon, and northern Angola G. p. schubotzi (Reichenow, 1912) - Schubotz's plumed guinea fowl - northern Zaire to East African Rift and forests west of Lake Tanganyika.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Gabon in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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