Eastern Crested Guineafowl adult, breeding, 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.

The species

Classification

Order : Galliformes
Family : Numididae
Species : Eastern Crested Guineafowl


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The photo

O.Net reference : stga50123
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Plumage : adult, breeding

Photo details

Date : 2007 Aug.
Country : Kenya (ke)
Region : Coast Province
Location : Arabuko Sokoke Forest Arabuko Sokoke Forest
Lat. : 3° 19' 59'' South
Lng. : 39° 52' 1'' East

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon 1D mkII
Speed : 1/750s s
Aperture : f5.6
Focal length : 700 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : no