Guttera
Genus of birds
title: "Guttera" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["guttera", "bird-genera"] description: "Genus of birds" topic_path: "general/guttera" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttera" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of birds ::
| image =Kenya_Crested_Guineafowl.jpg | image_caption = Eastern crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani | taxon = Guttera | authority = Wagler, 1832 | type_species = Numida cristata | type_species_authority = Pallas, 1767 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = G. plumifera
Guttera is a genus of birds in the family Numididae. Established by Johann Georg Wagler in 1832, it contains four species:
- Plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera
- Eastern crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani
- Western crested guineafowl, Guttera verreauxi
- Southern crested guineafowl, Guttera edouardi
The name Guttera is a combination of the Latin words gutta, meaning "spot" and -fera, meaning "bearing" (from ferre: to bear).
The four species are found in forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike other guineafowl, they have a distinctive black crest.
References
References
- . ["Numididae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=9). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
- "ITIS Report: ''Guttera''". [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]].
- Jobling, James A.. (2010). "The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names". Christopher Helm.
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