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Primary Traits
1,035 g
0 m - 2,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Guttera verreauxi
English name
Western Crested Guineafowl
Order
Galliformes
Family
Numididae
Genus
Guttera
Species
verreauxi
Data source
BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
910 g
Maximum male mass
1,160 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
1,035 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,200 m
Maximum elevation
3,000 m
Elevation range
2,200 m
Typical elevation
1,100 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Herbivore
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
23 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
30 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
30 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary