Odontophorus capueira
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The spot-winged wood quail (Odontophorus capueira) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and formerly in Uruguay. In Portuguese and Spanish the bird is called uru (Corcovado Urú).
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland forests. Its population is thought to be declining but at a moderate rate, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being a "least-concern species".
Male and female spot-winged wood quails are similar in appearance but the female is slightly smaller. The bird has a reddish-brown crown with a loose crest, speckled with buff. The supercilium (stripe above the eye) and the chest-band are reddish-cinnamon. The upper parts are greyish-brown, with dark vermiculations and speckling, with the individual feathers on neck, mantle, back and scapulars having white streaks beside the shaft. The sides of the head, throat and underparts are slatey-grey. The legs are dark grey, the bill is blackish, the iris brown and the bare area around the eyes red. The length range is about 26 to 30 cm (10 to 12 in). Juveniles are similar in colouring but have reddish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Wood Quail sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 346 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Wood Quail in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-winged Wood 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 Spot-winged Wood Quail sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, under 5%).
Same order: Galliformes
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged Wood Quail that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (order Galliformes, Landfowl) are Black-fronted Piping-Guan (about 10%) and Rusty-margined Guan (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-winged Wood Quail is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (115 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.
