Chamaepetes goudotii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Guan sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Guan in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and December, 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Sickle-winged Guan sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Cracidae
The closest relatives of the Sickle-winged Guan that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Cracidae, Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows) are Bearded Guan (about 40%) and Speckled Chachalaca (about 20%), 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 Podocarpus National Park (143 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.
