page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Guineafowl
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Guineafowl
caption_attribution_description: Numida meleagris damarensis (Reichenow, 1894) Afrikaans: Trop Tarentale by Chudopwatergat, Nasionale Etoshawildtuin, Namibië. Let op fratagtige neusklappies, digte veervlekke en sterk helmkromming by hierdie ras. English: Helmeted Guineafowl flock at Chudop waterhole, Etosha, Namibia. Note wart-like growths on nostrils, dense spotting and angular helmets in this race.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae
  Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.
  Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris
  Crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani
caption: Helmeted guineafowl
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