Rhynchortyx cinctus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The tawny-faced quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tawny-faced quail is the only member of genus Rhynchortyx.
The tawny-faced quail is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long. A male weighed 165 g (5.8 oz) and an unsexed individual 150 g (5.3 oz). The adult male of the nominate subspecies has a reddish face with a black streak through the eye. Its crown and hindneck are dark brown; the back and rump are gray to brown with black streaks. Its throat and upper breast are gray while the rest of the undersides are tawny buff with some white between the legs. The nominate adult female has a similar pattern but is generally browner. Its crown and back are dark brown and the rump mottled brown and chestnut. The face and upper breast are reddish brown and the eyeline, chin, and throat white.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-faced Quail sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-faced Quail in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Darién National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 450 mm in November.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-faced Quail sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tawny-faced Quail sightings, Darién National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chagres National Park (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Odontophoridae
The closest relatives of the Tawny-faced Quail that you can see in Darién National Park (family Odontophoridae, New World Quails) are Marbled Wood Quail (about 10%) and Black-eared Wood Quail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny-faced Quail is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (82 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.
