Helmeted Guineafowl bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGuineafowl, Gray-breasted Helmet Guineafowl, Tufted Guineafowl, Helmet Guineafowl, Wattle-nosed Guineafowl, Common Guineafowl, Helmet-Guineafowl, Grey-breasted Helmet Guineafowl
Old latin name for birdPhasianus meleagris, Numida reichenowi
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyGuineafowl / Numididae
GenusNumida
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

Helmeted Guineafowl bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Turkey
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Numida meleagris coronatuse South Africa-No
Numida meleagris galeatusw Africa to s Chad and n Angola-No
Numida meleagris marungensiss DR Congo to w Angola and Zambia-No
Numida meleagris meleagrise Chad to w Ethiopia, n Kenya, Uganda and n DR Congo-No
Numida meleagris mitratusTanzania to Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana-No
Numida meleagris papillosusBotswana and Namibia-No
Numida meleagris reichenowiKenya to c Tanzania-No
Numida meleagris sabyinw Morocco-No
Numida meleagris somaliensisne Ethiopia and Somalia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЦисар-куты, аЦесаркәты
AfrikaansTarentaal, Gewone Tarentaal
Albanianpula faraone
Azerbaijaniadi firəngtoyuğu Numida meleagris var. domesticus
Basquepintada
Belarusianцацарка, Звычайная цацарка, cacarka
Bengaliচগচন ভুযচগ , চগচনপািঈর
Bretonklujar-Spagn
BulgarianШлемоглава токачка, tokačka, токачка
CatalanGallina de Guinea, pintada, pintada comuna
Chinese珠鸡
Chinese (Traditional)普通珠雞
Cornishgallina
Croatianbiserka
Czechperlička, Perlicka kropenatá, perlička kropenatá
DanishPerlehøne
Dutchparelhoen, Helmparelhoen
Esperantotufa numido, numido, Kaskonumido
Estonianpärlkana (kiiver-pärlkana), pärlkana
Faroeseperluhøna
Finnishhelmikana
FrenchPintade sauvage, Pintade de Numidie, Pintade mitrée, Pintade commune, pintade
FrisianPoelepetaat, poepeletaat
GalicianPintada, Pintada común
GermanHelmperlhuhn, Perlhuhn
GreekΦραγκόκoτα, φραγκόκοτα, frankokota
Hebrewפנינית, פנינית הקסדה
HungarianGyöngtyúk, sisakos gyöngytyúk, gyöngytyúk
Icelandicperluhænsn, Perluhæna
Irishguine, galiña de guiné, Guine clogadach
ItalianFaraona, Faraona comune, Gallina faraona
Japaneseホロホロチョウ
Kazakhсырдаңтауық, кәдімгі мысыр тауығы, мысыр тауығы
Latvianparastā pērļvista, pērļu vistiņa, perlu vistina
Lithuanianpatarška, naminė patarška
Macedonianиндиcкa кoкoшкa, Индиска кокошка, indiska kokoška, Бисерка
Malagasyotrika, Vitro-ala, akohon-drano, Vitro, Akanga
Maltesefarawni
Manxeeanlee injinagh, kiark injinagh
Northern SamiBearalvuonccis, pearalvuonccis
Norwegianhjelmperlehøne, Hjelmperlehøne, perlehøne
Norwegian NynorskHjelmperlehøne
Occitanpintarda
Polishperliczka, perlica, Perlica zwyczajna, perlica (zwyczajna)
PortugueseFraca-de-guine, pintada, pintada-comum, pintada-da-guiné, Fraca da Guiné, galinha d'angola, Fraca de guine, Pintada da Guiné
Romanianbibilică, bibilica
Romanshgiaglina perlada
Russiancesarka, Обыкновенная цесарка, цесарка, Шлемоносная цесарка
Sardinianpudda de ěndias, magliocchina, pudda campina, pudda de ìndias
SerbianBiserka, мисирка, бисерка, misirka
ShonaHanga
Slovakperlička prilbatá, perlička, Perlička bodkovaná
Slovenianpegatka
SpanishPintada, Pintada común, Guineo, gallina de guinea, Guinea Torcaz, Guinea, Guineo Común
SwahiliKanga
Swedishpärlhöna, hjälmpärlhöna
Tajikмурғи фиръавн
Tatarмисыр тавыгы
TsongaMhanghela
TswanaKgaka
TurkishBeçtavuğu
Turkmenbeçtavuğu, sesarka
Ukrainiancesarka, цесарка рогата, цесарка
Uzbekкулранг цесарка, ѐввойи кулранг цесарка
Welshcochwat, Iâr gini helmog, iâr gini, combác
XhosaImpangele
ZuluiMpangele