Dusky-legged Guan
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Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Itatiaia National Park
1,030 Verified records at Itatiaia National Park
December 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 1,030 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Itatiaia 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
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
80–90
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
90–100
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 Itatiaia National Park?

About 73% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 1,030 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky-legged Guan in Itatiaia National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Dusky-legged Guan in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.

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