Odontophorus stellatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 200 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 212th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Starred Wood Quail in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Starred Wood Quail sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same order: Galliformes
The closest relatives of the Starred Wood Quail that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (order Galliformes, Landfowl) are Spix's Guan (about 20%), Speckled Chachalaca (about 20%) and Blue-throated Piping-Guan (about 20%), 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 Tambopata National Reserve (200 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.
