Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusAcryllium
- SpeciesAcryllium vulturinum (Vulturine Guineafowl)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
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
| # | 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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Vulturine Guineafowl sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vulturine Guineafowl in Tsavo West National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Vulturine Guineafowl in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.