Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Guttera plumifera

Guttera plumifera，Plumed Guineafowl

The Central African crested Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is known as the Plumed Guineafowl and has two subspecies.Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maint

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Scientific Name Guttera plumifera，Plumed Guineafowl

Length 51CM

Weight 750-1000g

Lifespan No textual research information is available

IUCN Status LC

Table of Contents

The Central African crested Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is known as the Plumed Guineafowl and has two subspecies.

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Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

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Profile Details

Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

Traits & Behavior

There is a straighter (non-curly) and higher crest, as well as relatively long brambles on either side of the beak of the species

Appearance

The Central African Crested chicken is 51 cm long and weighs 750-1000 grams. Found in the moist virgin forests of Central Africa. It is a species of Coryneus, but has a straighter (non-curly) and higher crest, as well as relatively long brambles on either side of the species' beak. There are two subspecies, the bare skin on the face and neck of the named subspecies is completely dull gray-blue, while the gray-blue of the eastern subspecies has some orange spots.