Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusNumida (Helmeted Guineafowl)
- SpeciesNumida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
green-legged partridge
Tropicoperdix chloropus
Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Grey Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Bar-backed Hill Partridge
Arborophila brunneopectus
Ferruginous Partridge
Caloperdix oculeus
Bornean Crested Fireback
Lophura ignita
Chinese Francolin
Francolinus pintadeanus
Asian Blue Quail
Synoicus chinensis
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Helmeted Guineafowl at Kaeng Krachan National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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