| Agelastes | |
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| White-breasted guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Numididae |
| Genus: | Agelastes Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Agelastes meleagrides [1] Bonaparte, 1850 | |
| Species | |
Agelastes is a small genus of birds in the guineafowl family. It comprises two species: [2]
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