Family

Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Cracidae

43 species in our catalog · found in 86 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ortalis canicollis

80–90% · Very likely

Penelope obscura

70–80% · Very likely

Ortalis ruficauda

70–80% · Very likely

Penelope purpurascens

Crax rubra

Crax fasciolata

Ortalis columbiana

Ortalis cinereiceps

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis guttata

Pipile cumanensis

Penelope barbata

Ortalis erythroptera

Chamaepetes goudotii

Penelope montagnii

Chamaepetes unicolor

Ortalis araucuan

Penelope marail

Penelope jacquacu

Penelope ortoni

Penelope superciliaris

Crax alector

Penelope ochrogaster

Crax alberti

Penelope argyrotis

Penelope perspicax

Pipile jacutinga

Ortalis motmot

Pauxi pauxi

Mitu tuberosum

Pipile cujubi

Penelopina nigra

Ortalis leucogastra

Mitu salvini

Mitu tomentosum

Aburria aburri

Nothocrax urumutum

Penelope bridgesi

Crax daubentoni

Ortalis poliocephala

Crax globulosa

Penelope jacucaca

Ortalis garrula

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

30–40

Aug

20–30

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	90–100%
	Crested Guan			60–70%
	Great Curassow			50–60%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			30–40%
	Black Guan			<5%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	6	80–90%
	Chaco Chachalaca			50–60%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			40–50%
	Bare-faced Curassow			30–40%
	Chestnut-bellied Guan			10–20%
	Red-throated Piping-Guan			0–10%
	Rusty-margined Guan			<5%
3	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	80–90%
	Chaco Chachalaca			80–90%
4	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	70–80%
	Dusky-legged Guan			70–80%
	Rusty-margined Guan			<5%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Great Curassow			50–60%
	Crested Guan			40–50%
	Plain Chachalaca			<5%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	70–80%
	Rufous-vented Chachalaca			70–80%
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6	70–80%
	Speckled Chachalaca			40–50%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			20–30%
	Spix's Guan			20–30%
	Salvin's Curassow			0–10%
	Nocturnal Curassow			<5%
	Rufous-headed Chachalaca			Insufficient data
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	60–70%
	Crested Guan			30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			20–30%
	Black Guan			20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Great Curassow			<5%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	60–70%
	Speckled Chachalaca			30–40%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			20–30%
	Spix's Guan			20–30%
	Andean Guan			0–10%
	Razor-billed Curassow			0–10%
	Wattled Guan			<5%
10	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	60–70%
	Speckled Chachalaca			30–40%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			20–30%
	Spix's Guan			20–30%
	Salvin's Curassow			0–10%
	Nocturnal Curassow			<5%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	60–70%
	Colombian Chachalaca			50–60%
	Sickle-winged Guan			30–40%
	Baudó Guan			<5%
	Cauca Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	60–70%
	Great Curassow			40–50%
	Crested Guan			20–30%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			10–20%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	60–70%
	Crested Guan			40–50%
	Great Curassow			30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
	Black Guan			<5%
	Plain Chachalaca			Insufficient data
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	60–70%
	Plain Chachalaca			40–50%
	Great Curassow			10–20%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
15	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	60–70%
	Bearded Guan			30–40%
	Speckled Chachalaca			20–30%
	Andean Guan			Insufficient data
	Sickle-winged Guan			0–10%
	Wattled Guan			<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Great Curassow			30–40%
	Crested Guan			20–30%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			10–20%
17	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	50–60%
	Great Curassow			30–40%
	Crested Guan			30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
	Black Guan			<5%
	Plain Chachalaca			<5%
18	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	50–60%
	Bare-faced Curassow			50–60%
	Rusty-margined Guan			10–20%
	Chestnut-bellied Guan			Insufficient data
19	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	50–60%
	Crested Guan			30–40%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Great Curassow			0–10%
20	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			40–50%
	Black Guan			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
21	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5	50–60%
	Speckled Chachalaca			30–40%
	Spix's Guan			20–30%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			10–20%
	Razor-billed Curassow			0–10%
	Andean Guan			<5%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	50–60%
	Speckled Chachalaca			20–30%
	Spix's Guan			20–30%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			10–20%
	Razor-billed Curassow			0–10%
23	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	9	50–60%
	Speckled Chachalaca			40–50%
	Spix's Guan			10–20%
	Crestless Curassow			<5%
	Wattled Guan			<5%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			<5%
	Black Curassow			<5%
	Rufous-vented Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Band-tailed Guan			Insufficient data
	Salvin's Curassow			Insufficient data
24	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Colombian Chachalaca			30–40%
	Sickle-winged Guan			<5%
	Andean Guan			<5%
25	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	40–50%
	Great Curassow			20–30%
	Baudó Guan			20–30%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			Insufficient data
26	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	40–50%
	Speckled Chachalaca			30–40%
	Spix's Guan			0–10%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			0–10%
	Nocturnal Curassow			<5%
	Wattled Curassow			Insufficient data
	Razor-billed Curassow			Insufficient data
	Salvin's Curassow			Insufficient data
27	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5	40–50%
	Rufous-vented Chachalaca			20–30%
	Band-tailed Guan			10–20%
	Helmeted Curassow			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Yellow-knobbed Curassow			<5%
28	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	40–50%
	Sickle-winged Guan			20–30%
	Cauca Guan			10–20%
	Andean Guan			0–10%
	Wattled Guan			0–10%
	Colombian Chachalaca			Insufficient data
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	30–40%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Highland Guan			Insufficient data
30	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	30–40%
	Marail Guan			20–30%
	Black Curassow			10–20%
	Variable Chachalaca			<5%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	30–40%
	Plain Chachalaca			30–40%
	Great Curassow			<5%
	Crested Guan			<5%
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Great Curassow			<5%
	Black Guan			<5%
33	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Black Guan			20–30%
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			Insufficient data
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Great Curassow			<5%
35	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	30–40%
	Andean Guan			20–30%
	Band-tailed Guan			<5%
	Speckled Chachalaca			<5%
	Sickle-winged Guan			<5%
	Wattled Guan			<5%
	Spix's Guan			Insufficient data
	Colombian Chachalaca			Insufficient data
36	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	6	30–40%
	Razor-billed Curassow			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Piping-Guan			Insufficient data
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			Insufficient data
	Rusty-margined Guan			Insufficient data
	Speckled Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Bare-faced Curassow			Insufficient data
37	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	30–40%
	Rufous-headed Chachalaca			30–40%
	Crested Guan			<5%
38	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	30–40%
	East Brazilian Chachalaca			20–30%
	Rusty-margined Guan			0–10%
	White-browed Guan			Insufficient data
39	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
40	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Black Guan			10–20%
	Great Curassow			0–10%
	Crested Guan			0–10%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			0–10%
41	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	7	30–40%
	Speckled Chachalaca			20–30%
	Wattled Guan			0–10%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			<5%
	Spix's Guan			<5%
	Razor-billed Curassow			<5%
	Sickle-winged Guan			Insufficient data
	Andean Guan			Insufficient data
42	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5	20–30%
	Spix's Guan			10–20%
	Variable Chachalaca			10–20%
	Marail Guan			0–10%
	Black Curassow			<5%
	Crestless Curassow			Insufficient data
43	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	20–30%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Blue-knobbed Curassow			10–20%
	Chestnut-winged Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Band-tailed Guan			Insufficient data
44	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Highland Guan			<5%
45	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Great Curassow			<5%
46	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	20–30%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
47	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Highland Guan			0–10%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
48	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			10–20%
	Great Curassow			<5%
49	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
50	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Great Curassow			0–10%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
51	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			20–30%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
52	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	7	20–30%
	Speckled Chachalaca			0–10%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			0–10%
	Spix's Guan			<5%
	Yungas Guan			<5%
	Razor-billed Curassow			<5%
	Andean Guan			Insufficient data
	Chaco Chachalaca			Insufficient data
53	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	20–30%
	Dusky-legged Guan			10–20%
	Bare-faced Curassow			0–10%
	Rusty-margined Guan			<5%
54	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	20–30%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			0–10%
	Black Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
55	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Great Curassow			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Plain Chachalaca			<5%
56	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	20–30%
	Black-fronted Piping-Guan			10–20%
	Rusty-margined Guan			0–10%
	Dusky-legged Guan			Insufficient data
57	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	20–30%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			0–10%
	Great Curassow			<5%
	Baudó Guan			Insufficient data
58	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	20–30%
	Andean Guan			20–30%
59	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Great Curassow			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
60	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	20–30%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Highland Guan			Insufficient data
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
61	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	Rusty-margined Guan			20–30%
	Dusky-legged Guan			<5%
62	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	Dusky-legged Guan			10–20%
	Rusty-margined Guan			<5%
63	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
64	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Crested Guan			10–20%
	Plain Chachalaca			0–10%
65	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	10–20%
	Black-fronted Piping-Guan			0–10%
	Rusty-margined Guan			0–10%
	Dusky-legged Guan			Insufficient data
66	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
67	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	10–20%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
68	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	10–20%
	White-bellied Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Plain Chachalaca			0–10%
69	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
70	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Black Guan			10–20%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
71	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	10–20%
	Plain Chachalaca			10–20%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
72	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			0–10%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
73	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	Crested Guan			0–10%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
	Great Curassow			<5%
74	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Bare-faced Curassow			Insufficient data
	Chaco Chachalaca			<5%
75	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	0–10%
	Highland Guan			0–10%
	Plain Chachalaca			Insufficient data
76	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6	0–10%
	Crestless Curassow			0–10%
	Spix's Guan			<5%
	Variable Chachalaca			Insufficient data
	Nocturnal Curassow			Insufficient data
	Black Curassow			Insufficient data
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			Insufficient data
77	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			0–10%
	Crested Guan			<5%
78	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	0–10%
	Rusty-margined Guan			0–10%
	Bare-faced Curassow			<5%
	Chaco Chachalaca			<5%
	Blue-throated Piping-Guan			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-bellied Guan			Insufficient data
79	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	0–10%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			0–10%
	Crested Guan			<5%
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
80	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Guan			<5%
81	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Plain Chachalaca			<5%
	Crested Guan			Insufficient data
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
82	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			<5%
83	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Dusky-legged Guan			Insufficient data
84	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Plain Chachalaca			<5%
	Great Curassow			Insufficient data
85	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	West Mexican Chachalaca			Insufficient data
86	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Gray-headed Chachalaca			Insufficient data

Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Species in this group

Chaco Chachalaca

Dusky-legged Guan

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Crested Guan

Great Curassow

Bare-faced Curassow

Colombian Chachalaca

Gray-headed Chachalaca

Plain Chachalaca

Speckled Chachalaca

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

Bearded Guan

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Sickle-winged Guan

Andean Guan

Black Guan

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Marail Guan

Spix's Guan

Baudó Guan

Rusty-margined Guan

Black Curassow

Chestnut-bellied Guan

Blue-knobbed Curassow

Band-tailed Guan

Cauca Guan

Black-fronted Piping-Guan

Variable Chachalaca

Helmeted Curassow

Razor-billed Curassow

Red-throated Piping-Guan

Highland Guan

White-bellied Chachalaca

Salvin's Curassow

Crestless Curassow

Wattled Guan

Nocturnal Curassow

Yungas Guan

Yellow-knobbed Curassow

West Mexican Chachalaca

Wattled Curassow

White-browed Guan

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

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