Species profile
Highland Guan
Penelopina nigra
Quick answer
humid montane forests from southern Mexico to northern Nicaragua
- Scientific name
- Penelopina nigra
- Family
- Cracidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Penelopina
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Highland Guan in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.