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Guttera

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  • 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.

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