Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusNumida (Helmeted Guineafowl)
- SpeciesNumida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Clapperton's Francolin
Pternistis clappertoni
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Orange River Francolin
Scleroptila gutturalis
Heuglin's Francolin
Pternistis icterorhynchus
Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
📅 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 Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 57% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.