Dusky-legged Guan
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Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
100 Verified records at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae, the chachalacas, guans, and curassows. It is found in Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and southernmost areas of Paraguay and Brazil. In early 2021, the former subspecies P. o. bridgesi, found in southwestern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, was elevated to species rank as Yungas guan. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Rusty-margined Guan
NT

Rusty-margined Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope superciliaris

<5% · Rare
Spot-winged Wood Quail
LC

Spot-winged Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus capueira

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky-legged Guan in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky-legged Guan in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Dusky-legged Guan in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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