Dactylortyx thoracicus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Quail sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Quail in El Triunfo on a given day, against about 10% in May and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Singing Quail sightings, El Triunfo ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
Same order: Galliformes
The closest relatives of the Singing Quail that you can see in El Triunfo (order Galliformes, Landfowl) are Highland Guan (about 30%), Horned Guan (about 20%) and Crested Guan (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Singing Quail is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (30 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.
