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Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lauca National Park
7 Verified records at Lauca National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The guanaco ( gwah-NAH-koh; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Guanaco sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park

Vicuña
LC

Vicuña

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Vicugna vicugna

70–80% · Very likely
North Andean Huemul
VU

North Andean Huemul

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hippocamelus antisensis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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
70–80%
3 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
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 Lauca National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Guanaco sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Guanaco in Lauca National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Guanaco in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.

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