Helmeted Guineafowl

Where to see

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Meru National Park leads · 46 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Helmeted Guineafowl during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~80%
3 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~70%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
16 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
18 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
20 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~50%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
22 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
23 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
25 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Helmeted Guineafowl?

Meru National Park

In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Guineafowl sighting on a given day, the highest of the 46 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Helmeted Guineafowl?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April and November in Meru National Park (about 90%) and October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Helmeted Guineafowl on a given day. Each park's Helmeted Guineafowl page has the full month-by-month chart.