---
title: "Andean Guan"
description: "Penelope montagnii — Birds. The Andean guan (Penelope montagnii) is a gamefowl species of the family Cracidae, in which it belongs to the guan subfamily Penelopinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/andean-guan
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Guan

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

- Scientific name: *Penelope montagnii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 2172
- Wikidata: [Q1079723](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1079723)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2071)

## Names

- en: Andean Guan
- de: Andenguan
- es: Pava Andina
- fr: Pénélope des Andes
- nl: Andessjakohoen
- pl: Penelopa andyjska

## Countries with the most observations

CO (932), EC (486), PE (223), BO (58), VE (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_guan

## Photo

![Andean Guan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-guan/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144931404

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-guan?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).