Pavonine 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	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
2	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
5	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of visitor-days record a Pavonine Quetzal sighting in Manu National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Pavonine Quetzal in Manu National Park in our monthly data.