---
title: "Kräuselhaubenperlhuhn"
description: "Guttera edouardi — Vögel. The southern crested guinea fowl (Guttera edouardi) is a species of guinea fowl native to sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/southern-crested-guineafowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kräuselhaubenperlhuhn

> Guttera edouardi — Vögel. The southern crested guinea fowl (Guttera edouardi) is a species of guinea fowl native to sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Guttera edouardi*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1085
- iNaturalist taxon: [1424115](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1424115)

## Names

- en: Southern Crested Guineafowl
- de: Kräuselhaubenperlhuhn
- fr: Pintade d'Édouard

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (897), SZ (51), MZ (31), ZM (25), ZW (25), MW (7)

## Summary

The southern crested guinea fowl (Guttera edouardi) is a species of guinea fowl native to sub-Saharan Africa. It can be found from Tanzania to South Africa, 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_crested_guinea_fowl

## Photo

![Kräuselhaubenperlhuhn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-crested-guineafowl/medium.jpg)

Photo: cgmayers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53478359

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-crested-guineafowl?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).