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Taxon:
Numida meleagris
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- helmeted guineafowl
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Reptilia
............................................Eureptilia
..............................................Romeriida
................................................Diapsida
..................................................Eosuchia
....................................................Neodiapsida
......................................................Sauria
........................................................Archosauromorpha
..........................................................Archosauria
............................................................Avesuchia
..............................................................Avemetatarsalia
................................................................Ornithodira
..................................................................Dinosauromorpha
....................................................................Dinosauriformes
......................................................................Dinosauria
........................................................................Saurischia
..........................................................................Eusaurischia
............................................................................Theropoda
..............................................................................Tetanurae
................................................................................Avetheropoda
..................................................................................Coelurosauria
....................................................................................Tyrannoraptora
......................................................................................Maniraptoriformes
........................................................................................Maniraptora
..........................................................................................Paraves
............................................................................................Avialae
..............................................................................................Class Aves - birds
................................................................................................Pygostylia
..................................................................................................Ornithothoraces
....................................................................................................Ornithuromorpha
......................................................................................................Ornithurae
........................................................................................................Carinatae
..........................................................................................................Subclass Neornithes
............................................................................................................Cohort Neognathae
..............................................................................................................Subcohort Galloanserae
................................................................................................................Superorder Galloanserimorphae
..................................................................................................................Order Galliformes - fowl
....................................................................................................................Suborder Phasiani
......................................................................................................................Superfamily Phasianoidea
........................................................................................................................Family Phasianidae - turkeys, grouse, pheasants and partridges
..........................................................................................................................Subfamily Numidinae
............................................................................................................................Genus Numida
..............................................................................................................................Species Numida meleagris - helmeted guineafowl
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris coronatus
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris galeatus
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris marungensis
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris meleagris - helmeted guineafowl
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris mitratus
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris papillosus
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris reichenowi
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris sabyi
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Numida meleagris somaliensis
................................................................................................................................(Subspecies Numida meleagris galeata) - West African guineafowl
................................................................................................................................(Subspecies Numida meleagris major)
................................................................................................................................(Subspecies Numida meleagris mitrata) - tufted guineafowl
Geography
Distribution
:
Cosmopolitan
Appearance
:
Introduced
Geographic region
:
Africa
Appearance
:
Native
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012