Crested Quetzal

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
2	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
3	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
4	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
5	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Quetzal in Manu National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Crested Quetzal sighting in Manu National Park, based on 162 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Quetzal in Manu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Crested Quetzal in Manu National Park in our monthly data.