Crested Guineafowl

Crested Guineafowl

Guttera pucherani

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
17 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guineafowl in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Crested Guineafowl sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Guineafowl in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guineafowl in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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