Chamaepetes goudotii
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The sickle-winged guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) is a species of bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The sickle-winged guan shares the genus Chamaepetes with the black guan (C. unicolor) of southern Central America and may form a superspecies with it. It has the five subspecies listed in the box to the right.
The sickle-winged guan is 50 to 65 cm (1.64 to 2.13 ft) long and weighs 550 to 800 g (1.21 to 1.76 lb). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brown head and neck, dark upperparts, bright chestnut belly, pale blue facial skin, and red eyes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Guan sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 1,650 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Guan in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 20% in February and May–July, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sickle-winged Guan sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Sickle-winged Guan sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Cracidae
The closest relatives of the Sickle-winged Guan that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Cracidae, Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows) are Andean Guan (about 10%) and Cauca Guan (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sickle-winged Guan is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (1,650 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
