Penelope ortoni
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Baudó guan (Penelope ortoni) is a species of bird from the family Cracidae. It is restricted to humid forests in the west Andean foothills of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It is highly sensitive to hunting and habitat destruction, with large sections of the main distribution in the Chocó having already disappeared. Consequently, it is considered to be endangered by BirdLife International and IUCN.
Found in Colombia and in Ecuador, on the lower slopes and at the base of the west Andean foothills. There are no confirmed recent records of its presence anywhere south of Pichincha in Ecuador. Its living range and population size has certainly decreased significantly recently. In 2002 the population at one site in Ecuador was estimated to be between 2500 and 7500 adult individuals, with extrapolations based on widespread transects between 1997 and 2006 leading to an extrapolated global population of 7000–21000 mature individuals.
Structurally typical for a guan, the bird is about 65 cm (26 in) tall and the body is mostly dark brown. On the breast and neck there are regular, small white patches. Around the neck and head... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baudó Guan sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 154 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Baudó Guan in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, July, September and November, the lowest months. April, June and December have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baudó Guan sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Baudó Guan sightings, Utría National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Cracidae
The closest relatives of the Baudó Guan that you can see in Utría National Natural Park (family Cracidae, Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows) are Great Curassow (about 20%) and Gray-headed Chachalaca (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baudó Guan is recorded against all the birds logged in Utría National Natural Park (18 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.
