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Numididae is a family of birds that includes guinea fowls and related species found primarily in Africa. These birds are notable for their distinctive appearance and have been domesticated by humans for food and pest control.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyNumididae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- poultry
- Parent taxon
- Galliformes
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Guinea fowl (/ˈɡɪnifaʊl/) are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail). An Eocene fossil lineage Telecrex has been associated with guinea fowl; Telecrex inhabited Mongolia, and may have given rise to the oldest of the true phasianids, such as blood pheasants and eared pheasants, which evolved into high-altitude, montane-adapted species with the rise of the Tibetan Plateau. While modern guinea fowl species are endemic to Africa, the helmeted guinea fowl has been introduced as a domesticated bird widely elsewhere.
Feather of a guinea fowl A flock of guinea fowl free-roaming on a ranch in Texas (U.S.)