Colinus nigrogularis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Yucatan bobwhite or black-throated bobwhite (Colinus nigrogularis) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, coastal mangroves and heavily degraded former forest. A specific example of occurrence is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatan.
The male and female Yucatan bobwhite differ in appearance. They are compact, ground-dwelling birds about 20 centimetres (8 in) in length. The male has a black throat edged with white, a white forehead, a black eyestripe and a black crown. The upper neck, mantle and flanks are reddish-brown liberally speckled with white. The rest of the upper parts are brownish, barred withreddish-brown and grey. The underparts have a scalloped appearance as the white feathers are edged with black. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are cinnamon. The female is similar in appearance but the hind neck and mantle are black with paler speckling, the throat is buff and the breast and belly are white barred with reddish-brown and black.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Bobwhite sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 215th most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Bobwhite in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Bobwhite sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-throated Bobwhite sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Bobwhite is recorded against all the birds logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (24 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
