Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyNumididae (Guineafowl)
- GenusGuttera (Crested and Plumed Guineafowl)
- SpeciesGuttera pucherani (Crested Guineafowl)
The eastern crested guinea fowl (Guttera pucherani) is a species of guinea fowl native to East Africa. It is found in Somalia to Tanzania, Zanzibar and Tumbatu Island, where it inhabits open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It is one of three species that were formerly considered to be one and the same species, the crested guinea fowl. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Clapperton's Francolin
Pternistis clappertoni
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Ring-necked Francolin
Scleroptila streptophora
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Orange River Francolin
Scleroptila gutturalis
Heuglin's Francolin
Pternistis icterorhynchus
Blue Quail
Synoicus adansonii
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crested Guineafowl at Kidepo Valley 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