Cauca Guan
Penelope perspicax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusPenelope (Typical Guans)
- SpeciesPenelope perspicax (Cauca Guan)
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Andean Guan
Penelope montagnii
Sickle-winged Guan
Chamaepetes goudotii
Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri
Colombian Chachalaca
Ortalis columbiana
Chestnut Wood Quail
Odontophorus hyperythrus
Rufous-fronted Wood Quail
Odontophorus erythrops
Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cauca Guan in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Cauca Guan sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 602 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cauca Guan in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Cauca Guan in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.