Spotted Wood Quail
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Spotted Wood Quail

Odontophorus guttatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chirripó National Park
529 Verified records at Chirripó National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spotted wood quail (Odontophorus guttatus) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is a resident breeder in the mountains of Central America from southern Mexico to western Panama. It occurs in highlands from 1000 m or higher up to the timberline, usually in dense understory thickets or bamboos. The nest, as with several other wood-quails remains undescribed, but the eggs are known to be creamy-white with brown spots. The spotted wood quail is 25 cm long and weighs 300 g. It has an orange crest which is raised when it is excited. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Wood Quail sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 529 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park

Black-breasted Wood Quail
LC

Black-breasted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus leucolaemus

<5% · Rare
Marbled Wood Quail
LC

Marbled Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus gujanensis

Insufficient data
Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
LC

Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrortyx leucophrys

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Chachalaca
LC

Gray-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis cinereiceps

40–50% · Likely
Black Guan
LC

Black Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chamaepetes unicolor

10–20% · With luck
Crested Guan
NT

Crested Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope purpurascens

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
7 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
11 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Wood Quail in Chirripó National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Wood Quail sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 529 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted Wood Quail in Chirripó National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Wood Quail in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.

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