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Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida.
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records8,666 records
Curve from 8,666 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Helmeted Guineafowl is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
8,666 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Helmeted Guineafowl
Places to stay
75+ results in South Africa
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Helmeted Guineafowl in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Helmeted Guineafowl at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kruger National Park, Amakhala Game Reserve and Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Helmeted Guineafowl in South Africa?
- The Helmeted Guineafowl is most recorded in Western Cape (58% of records), Gauteng (12% of records), Mpumalanga (8% of records), based on 8 666 iNaturalist observations. 84 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Helmeted Guineafowl on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Helmeted Guineafowl?
- The Helmeted Guineafowl is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Timbavati Private Nature Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Helmeted Guineafowl?
- The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl 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 into the West Indies, Brazil, Australia and Europe (e.g. southern France).