Helmeted Guineafowl
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Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
198 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guinea fowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida. It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced, as a domesticated species, into the West Indies, North America, Colombia, Brazil, Australia and Europe. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 198 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Red-necked Francolin
LC

Red-necked Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis afer

20–30% · Possible
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Insufficient data
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

<5% · Rare
Grey-winged Francolin
LC

Grey-winged Francolin

Bird

Scleroptila afra

<5% · Rare
Red-wing Francolin
LC

Red-wing Francolin

Bird

Scleroptila levaillantii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

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

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 198 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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