Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusAcryllium
- SpeciesAcryllium vulturinum (Vulturine Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Vulturine Guineafowl in Mkomazi National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Vulturine Guineafowl sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vulturine Guineafowl in Mkomazi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Vulturine Guineafowl in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.