Crested Guineafowl
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Crested Guineafowl

Guttera pucherani

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
35 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guineafowl sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

10–20% · With luck
Hildebrandt's Francolin
LC

Hildebrandt's Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis hildebrandti

10–20% · With luck
Crested Francolin
LC

Crested Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortygornis sephaena

5–10% · With luck
Red-necked Francolin
LC

Red-necked Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis afer

<5% · Rare
Scaly Francolin
LC

Scaly Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis squamatus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-necked Francolin
LC

Yellow-necked Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis leucoscepus

Insufficient data
Coqui Francolin
LC

Coqui Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campocolinus coqui

Insufficient data
Harlequin Quail
LC

Harlequin Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coturnix delegorguei

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
22 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guineafowl in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guineafowl sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Guineafowl in Lake Manyara National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guineafowl in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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