Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyCracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
- GenusPenelope (Typical Guans)
- SpeciesPenelope purpurascens (Crested Guan)
The crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) is a Near Threatened species in an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian megapodes or mound builders (Megapodiidae). It is found from central Mexico through Central America and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guan sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 1,173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Gray-headed Chachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps
Black Guan
Chamaepetes unicolor
Plain Chachalaca
Ortalis vetula
Black-eared Wood Quail
Odontophorus melanotis
Black-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Guan in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guan sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 1,173 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crested Guan in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Guan in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.