Eastern Crested Guineafowl - Guttera pucherani

Pintade de Pucheran

Eastern Crested Guineafowladult breeding, close-up portrait
A headshot showing the features of the subspecies G.p.pucherani: a naked cobalt-blue neck and red throat, face eyes.

This subspecies G.p.verreauxi overlap in range in the southern Aberdares (Kenya) but apparently do not intergrade.
Copy forbidden without prior authorization. © Steve Garvie
  • close-up portrait
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Pintada moñuda oriental
  • pintada-de-poupa
  • Haubenperlhuhn
  • Guttera pucherani
  • Galliformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Galliformes
Family : Numididae
Species : Eastern Crested Guineafowl

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga50123
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2007 Aug
Country : Kenya (ke)
Region : Coast Province
Place : Arabuko Sokoke Forest Arabuko Sokoke Forest
Lat. : 3° 19' 18'' South
Lng. : 39° 52' 41'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon 1D mkII
Exposure : 1/750s s

aperture : f5.6

Focal length : 700 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no