Colinus cristatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The crested bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in northern South America, extending through Panama to just reach Costa Rica. It also occurs on Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Adult crested bobwhite are about 178 to 216 millimetres (7.0 to 8.5 in) long. The sexes are very similar in appearance. The long feathers on the fore-head and crown are pale buff or white, and the crest feathers may be dark. The back and sides of the neck are marbled in black and white and the throat is white or buff, sometimes spotted with black. The upper parts are mottled black, brown and grey. The underparts are pale, with buff, cinnamon and black markings. The eye is brown, the beak black and the legs bluish-grey. The female is slightly browner than the male.
The crested bobwhite occurs in small groups on the ground in or near thick cover and its behaviour is rather similar to that of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). The diet consists... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bobwhite sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 212th most-seen of the 418 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and June–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bobwhite in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crested Bobwhite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Crested Bobwhite sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crested Bobwhite is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (40 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.
