Crested Guan

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
9 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
10 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
12 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
14 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
19 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
21 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
24 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
32 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
33 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
35 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
38 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
39 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
41 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
44 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guan in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Crested Guan sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Guan in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guan in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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