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 Darién National Park
Baudó Guan
Penelope ortoni
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis
Tawny-faced Quail
Rhynchortyx cinctus
Black-eared Wood Quail
Odontophorus melanotis
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Tacarcuna Wood Quail
Odontophorus dialeucos
📅 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 Darién National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Crested Guan sighting in Darién National Park, based on 143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Guan in Darién National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guan in Darién National Park in our monthly data.