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Spix's Guan

Penelope jacquacu

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Amboró National Park
14 Verified records at Amboró National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) is a species of bird in the family Cracidae. It is "the prototypical cracid of the Amazonian lowlands." The common name commemorates the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix (1782-1826). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Spix's Guan sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Yungas Guan

Yungas Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope bridgesi

<5% · Rare
Andean Guan
LC

Andean Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope montagnii

Insufficient data
Speckled Chachalaca
LC

Speckled Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis guttata

5–10% · With luck
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
LC

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipile cumanensis

5–10% · Rare
Razor-billed Curassow
NT

Razor-billed Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mitu tuberosum

<5% · Rare
Chaco Chachalaca
LC

Chaco Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis canicollis

Insufficient data
Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
LC

Rufous-breasted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus speciosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
8 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
12 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spix's Guan in Amboró National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Spix's Guan sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spix's Guan in Amboró National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Spix's Guan in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.

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