Crested Guan

Where to see

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

Arenal Volcano National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crested Guan during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
13 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Crested Guan?

Arenal Volcano National Park

In Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Guan sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Crested Guan?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January–April and October–November in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 70%), June in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 60%) and April and November in Santa Rosa National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crested Guan on a given day. Each park's Crested Guan page has the full month-by-month chart.