Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 (helmeted guineafowl)

Aves - Galliformes - Numididae

Alternative combination: Phasianus meleagris

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Numida according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Goodman 1999, Goodman et al. 2013, Goodman and Ravoavy 1993 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (6 collections), Sudan (5)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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