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 Ruaha National Park
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
Hildebrandt's Francolin
Pternistis hildebrandti
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Red-wing Francolin
Scleroptila levaillantii
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crested Guineafowl at Ruaha 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