Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusPenelope (Typical Guans)
- SpeciesPenelope purpurascens (Crested Guan)
The crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) is a Near Threatened species in an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian megapodes or mound builders (Megapodiidae). It is found from central Mexico through Central America and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guan sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 865 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
Black-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
Dendrortyx leucophrys
Spotted Wood Quail
Odontophorus guttatus
Black-eared Wood Quail
Odontophorus melanotis
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guan in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guan sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 865 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crested Guan in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guan in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.