Dactylortyx thoracicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The singing quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. The singing quail is the only member of its genus and has 11 subspecies. Several other subspecies have been proposed but have not been validated; those forms are included within the 11 accepted subspecies.
The singing quail is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long. Males weigh 180 to 266 g (6.3 to 9.4 oz) and females 115 to 206 g (4.1 to 7.3 oz). The smallest birds are found near sea level and the largest... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Quail sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Quail in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Singing Quail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Singing Quail sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 20%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 20%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Singing Quail is recorded against all the birds logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (61 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.
