Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusNumida (Helmeted Guineafowl)
- SpeciesNumida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Grey-breasted Francolin
Pternistis rufopictus
Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Red-wing Francolin
Scleroptila levaillantii
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 2663 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.