Odontophorus stellatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The starred wood quail (Odontophorus stellatus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae (New World quail). It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. The starred wood quail is between about 24 and 28 cm (9.4 and 11.0 in) long, males being slightly larger than females. The bill is blackish, the irises brown and the legs grey, and the long feathers on the back of the head form a pronounced crest, reddish-brown in the male and brownish-black in the female. Other than this, the sexes are very similar in appearance; the front of the crown is dark brown and the rest of the head, neck, throat and mantle is grey. The general colour of the upper parts is olive-brown, marked with darker vermiculations, paler on the rump and darker on the wings and scapulars, with large black markings on the flight feathers and pale speckling on the wing coverts. The underparts are reddish-brown with white speckling on the sides of the breast and dark barring near the vent. The juvenile is similar but has an orange or reddish bill.
A retiring and elusive bird, its presence in an area is disclosed by its distinctive... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Starred Wood Quail sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 207 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 274th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July, September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Starred Wood Quail in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Starred Wood Quail sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Starred Wood Quail sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same order: Galliformes
The closest relatives of the Starred Wood Quail that you can see in Manu National Park (order Galliformes, Landfowl) are Speckled Chachalaca (about 40%), Blue-throated Piping-Guan (about 30%) and Spix's Guan (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Starred Wood Quail is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (207 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.
