Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusNumida (Helmeted Guineafowl)
- SpeciesNumida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Guineafowl in Tsavo West National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 446 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Tsavo West National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.