Black-fronted Piping Guan (Pipile jacutinga): Photos, Range and Facts

Overview

The black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga) or jacutinga in Brazilian Portuguese is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family Cracidae. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Argentina Iguazú Falls Giant waterfalls with swifts nesting behind the spray.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Good
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Poor or no data

Range and habitat

Eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais) to southeastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

South America

Countries

Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay

Sources and further reading

Wikipedia: Black-fronted piping guan
eBird: sightings, maps and photos
xeno-canto: sound recordings
Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
IUCN Red List (threat status)
AviList global checklist (taxonomy)

Last updated September 29, 2026.