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Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Pintada Común
Family: Numididae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Phasianus meleagris.

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Number of Photography: 46

Foto
Photography ID: 643566
  Adult
Gobernador Udaondo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2019
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 643565
  Adult
Gobernador Udaondo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2019
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 631304
  Adult
Doradal
Antioquia
Colombia
04/15/2025
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 631237
  Adult
Bosque de Yanahuanca
Cajamarca
Peru
07/15/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 624972
  Adult
Kibale National Park
Western Region
Uganda
01/20/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 623070
  Adult
Mburo
Central Region
Uganda
01/18/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 616992
 General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
11/02/2024
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 612755
  Adult
Bosque de Yanahuanca
Cajamarca
Peru
07/15/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 609136
  Adult
Rauch
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/13/2024
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 607391
  Adult
Dorila
La Pampa
Argentina
11/02/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Number of Records: 95



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242313007/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionParque Nacional Reina Elizabeth6Hugo Caverzasi
242299903/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionCamino a Murchinson Falls5Hugo Caverzasi
237150504/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, Tacuarembó2Gabriel Carbajales
237146703/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, Tacuarembó2Gabriel Carbajales
227501315/04/2025ColombiaAntioquiaHacienda Nápoles, DoradalJairo Alberto García Giraldo
227374606/04/202507:50ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
226003628/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River14Silvina Collado
225898428/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River14Julian Uriel Collado
226002327/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionZiwa Rhino Sanctuary2Silvina Collado
226001627/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionUnnamed Road12Silvina Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.