After Sibley & Monroe, 1990, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992
<==o Numididae (helmikanat) |-- †Telecrex grangeri |-- Acryllium vulturinum (Viiruhelmikana) |--o Numida meleagris (Helmikana) | |-- N. m. galeata (West African Guineafowl) | |-- N. m. meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl) | `-- N. m. mitrata (Tufted Guineafowl) |--o Agelastes (?helmikanat) | |-- A. meleagrides (liberianhelmikana) | `-- A. niger (mustahelmikana) `--o Guttera (töyhtöhelmikanat) |-- G. plumifera (kiharahelmikana) `--o G. pucherani (töyhtöhelmikana) |-- G. p. edouardi (Crested Guineafowl) `-- G. p. pucherani (Kenya Guineafowl)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, ix-196 - Feduccia, A., 1996: The origin and evolution of birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1996, xii-420 - Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1992: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985. - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, J., BL., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111