Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusPenelope (Typical Guans)
- SpeciesPenelope jacquacu (Spix's Guan)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Andean Guan
Penelope montagnii
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
Pipile cumanensis
Razor-billed Curassow
Mitu tuberosum
Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri
Starred Wood Quail
Odontophorus stellatus
Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis
Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus speciosus
Stripe-faced Wood Quail
Odontophorus balliviani
📅 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 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spix's Guan in Manu National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Spix's Guan sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spix's Guan in Manu National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Spix's Guan in Manu National Park in our monthly data.