Andean Guan

Penelope montagnii (Bonaparte, 1856)

40–58 cmLength706 gWeight

The Andean guan (Penelope montagnii) is a gamefowl species of the family Cracidae, in which it belongs to the guan subfamily Penelopinae.

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Andean Guan has been recorded at 117 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva YanacochaEcuador2,698 records
Guango LodgeEcuador2,537 records
Hacienda El BosqueColombia2,189 records

More places

Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia1,347 records
Reserva Zuro LomaEcuador1,194 records
Chamicero del Perijá Proaves ReserveColombia687 records
RFP Bosque Oriental de Bogotá – Cerro MonserrateColombia685 records
Wayqecha Cloud Forest Birding LodgePeru594 records
Cordillera Guacamayos – Sendero JumandyEcuador535 records
Parque Natural ChicaqueColombia497 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Peru Bolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Andean guan (Penelope montagnii) is a gamefowl species of the family Cracidae, in which it belongs to the guan subfamily Penelopinae. This bird occurs in the highlands (5,000 ft/1,500 m ASL and higher) of the Andes, from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador and Peru south to Bolivia and perhaps northwesternmost Argentina.

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