Agelastes

Genus of birds
title: "Agelastes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["agelastes", "bird-genera", "taxa-named-by-charles-lucien-bonaparte"] description: "Genus of birds" topic_path: "general/agelastes" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agelastes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of birds ::
| image = Agelastes_meleagrides.jpg | image_caption = White-breasted guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides | taxon = Agelastes | authority = Bonaparte, 1850 | type_species = Agelastes meleagrides | type_species_authority = Bonaparte, 1850 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = A. meleagrides
Agelastes is a small genus of birds in the guineafowl family. It comprises two species:
- White-breasted guineafowl, A. meleagrides
- Black guineafowl, A. niger
References
References
- . ["Numididae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=9). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
- "ITIS report: ''Agelastes'', Bonaparte, 1850". [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]].
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