Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusPenelope (Typical Guans)
- SpeciesPenelope purpurascens (Crested Guan)
Closest Relatives at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guan in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Crested Guan sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Guan in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guan in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.