Guanaco

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park

Chilean Guemal
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Chilean Guemal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippocamelus bisulcus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
80–90%
3 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 81% of visitor-days record a Guanaco sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 252 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Guanaco in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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