Baudó Guan
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Baudó Guan

Penelope ortoni

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

The Baudó guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species of bird from the family Cracidae. It is restricted to humid forests in the west Andean foothills of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It is highly sensitive to hunting and habitat destruction, with large sections of the main distribution in the Chocó having already disappeared. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Baudó Guan sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park

Crested Guan
NT

Crested Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope purpurascens

Insufficient data
Great Curassow
VU Endemic

Great Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crax rubra

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Chachalaca
LC

Gray-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis cinereiceps

Insufficient data
Rufous-fronted Wood Quail
LC Endemic

Rufous-fronted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus erythrops

Insufficient data
Tawny-faced Quail
NT Endemic

Tawny-faced Quail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhynchortyx cinctus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
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 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Baudó Guan in Utría National Natural Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Baudó Guan sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Baudó Guan in Utría National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Baudó Guan in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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