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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 533 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 533 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Guineafowl in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Guineafowl in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.