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Spix's Guan

Penelope jacquacu

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
900 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
August 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Spix's Guan sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 900 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Speckled Chachalaca
LC

Speckled Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis guttata

30–40% · Possible
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
LC

Blue-throated Piping-Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipile cumanensis

20–30% · Possible
Salvin's Curassow
LC

Salvin's Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mitu salvini

5–10% · With luck
Nocturnal Curassow
LC

Nocturnal Curassow

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nothocrax urumutum

<5% · Rare
Marbled Wood Quail
LC

Marbled Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus gujanensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Spix's Guan sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 900 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spix's Guan in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Spix's Guan in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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