Where to see the Crested Guineafowl in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Crested Guineafowl at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Ndumo Game 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.

The Crested Guineafowl is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (77% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), based on 846 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Crested Guineafowl on site or nearby.

The Crested 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The southern crested guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics. It was previously known as the crested guineafowl when the three species were lumped together. The eastern crested guineafowl is found from Tanzania to South Africa.