Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)

Family

Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows

Cracidae

44 species in our catalog · found in 88 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)

Species in this group

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

Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Ortalis ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bare-faced Curassow

Crax fasciolata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colombian Chachalaca

Ortalis columbiana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gray-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis cinereiceps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Plain Chachalaca

Ortalis vetula

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Speckled Chachalaca

Ortalis guttata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

Pipile cumanensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Highland Guan

Penelopina nigra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bearded Guan

Penelope barbata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis erythroptera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Black Guan

Chamaepetes unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sickle-winged Guan

Chamaepetes goudotii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Andean Guan

Penelope montagnii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Ortalis araucuan

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Marail Guan

Penelope marail

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Horned Guan

Oreophasis derbianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Spix's Guan

Penelope jacquacu

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Baudó Guan

Penelope ortoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rusty-margined Guan

Penelope superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black Curassow

Crax alector

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chestnut-bellied Guan

Penelope ochrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Blue-knobbed Curassow

Crax alberti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Band-tailed Guan

Penelope argyrotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cauca Guan

Penelope perspicax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black-fronted Piping-Guan

Pipile jacutinga

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Variable Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Helmeted Curassow

Pauxi pauxi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Razor-billed Curassow

Mitu tuberosum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Red-throated Piping-Guan

Pipile cujubi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Salvin's Curassow

Mitu salvini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crestless Curassow

Mitu tomentosum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Wattled Guan

Aburria aburri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nocturnal Curassow

Nothocrax urumutum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Yungas Guan

Penelope bridgesi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Yellow-knobbed Curassow

Crax daubentoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Wattled Curassow

Crax globulosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-browed Guan

Penelope jacucaca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Ortalis garrula

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

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