''Agelastes'' is a small genus of
birds
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the
guineafowl family. It comprises two species:
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White-breasted guineafowl, ''A. meleagrides''
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Black guineafowl
The black guineafowl (''Agelastes niger'') is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It occurs in humid forests in Central Africa. It is a medium-sized black bird with a bare, pink head and upper neck. Little is known of its behaviour.
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, ''A. niger''
References
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Bird genera
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte