Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
80–90%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
15 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
50–60%
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
17 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
26 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
27 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
28 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
29 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
32 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
33 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
34 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
35 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
37 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
38 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
39 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
40 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
41 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
42 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
43 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
44 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
45 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
46 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
47 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
48 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
50 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
52 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
53 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
55 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
56 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
57 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
58 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
60 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
62 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
63 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
65 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
68 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
69 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
70 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
71 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
72 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
73 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
74 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
75 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
76 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
77 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
78 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
79 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
80 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
81 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
82 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
83 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
84 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
85 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
86 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
87 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Guineafowl in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 203 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Pilanesberg National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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