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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Band-tailed Guan
Penelope argyrotis
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
Crestless Curassow
Mitu tomentosum
Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
Pipile cumanensis
Black Curassow
Crax alector
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
Salvin's Curassow
Mitu salvini
Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus
Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Spix's Guan sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 194 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spix's Guan in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spix's Guan in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.