Andean Guan
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Andean Guan

Penelope montagnii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cajas National Park
122 Verified records at Cajas National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Andean guan (Penelope montagnii) is a gamefowl species of the family Cracidae, in which it belongs to the guan subfamily Penelopinae. This bird occurs in the highlands (5,000 ft/1,500 m ASL and higher) of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia and perhaps northwesternmost Argentina. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Guan sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Andean Guan in Cajas National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Guan sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Andean Guan in Cajas National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Andean Guan in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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