Numididae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class) > Galliformes (order)
Descripción
Members of a family of African birds comprising 7-10 species of fowl having a long neck with a hackle of long lance-shaped feathers, striped black, white, and blue, and a vulture-like bare blue head. In some classifications, they are placed in the pheasant family.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- guinea fowl [en]
- guinea fowls [en]
- guineafowl [en]
- guinea-fowl [en]