Dusky-legged Guan
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Dusky-legged Guan

Penelope obscura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tijuca National Park
7 Verified records at Tijuca National Park
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

Rusty-margined Guan
NT

Rusty-margined Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope superciliaris

20–30% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 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 Tijuca National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-legged Guan sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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