It lives in East African savannas and dry forests and eats both plant matter and small invertebrates.
Its dark body feathers are marked with small, pale spots.
Eastern Crested Guineafowl occupy wooded habitats in East Africa and include fruit in their diet.
May2012–September2013 surveys compared27points each in Arabuko-Sokoke primary forest, farmland and plantations. Guineafowl records were confined to primary forest.
Although overall frugivore diversity did not differ significantly among land uses, this species was among occasional fruit eaters recorded only in forest.
IUCN Red List (BirdLife listing) · Least Concern · Global
BirdLife lists Least Concern. The Kenyan survey’s forest-only records support retaining natural forest within the surrounding agricultural landscape.