Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusNumida (Helmeted Guineafowl)
- SpeciesNumida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora
Red-wing Francolin
Scleroptila levaillantii
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Guineafowl in Akagera National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Akagera National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.