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Black Guan

Chamaepetes unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
2,093 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Guan sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 2,093 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Gray-headed Chachalaca
LC

Gray-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis cinereiceps

<5% · Rare
Spotted Wood Quail
LC

Spotted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus guttatus

20–30% · Possible
Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
LC

Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrortyx leucophrys

<5% · Rare
Black-breasted Wood Quail
LC

Black-breasted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Guan in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Black Guan sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 2,093 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Guan in Los Quetzales National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Guan in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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