Marbled Wood Quail

Marbled Wood Quail

Odontophorus gujanensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Canaima National Park
9 Verified sightings at Canaima National Park From 2019 to 2026
865 Verified sightings across all 21 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Marbled Wood Quail

The marbled wood quail (Odontophorus gujanensis), also known as the Amazonian wood quail, is a species of bird in the New World quail family. It has an extensive distribution in Central America and the northern part of South America. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The marbled wood quail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other quail like birds in the genus Tetrao and coined the binomial name Tetrao gujanensis. Gmelin based his description on the Comte de Buffon's "Le Tocro ou Perdrix de la Guyane" and John Latham's "Guiana partridge". The marbled wood quail is now placed with around 14 other species in the genus Odontophorus that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The genus name Odontophorus is from Ancient Greek meaning "bearing teeth", from odous "tooth" and pherō "to carry". The specific epithet gujanensis means "from the Guianas".

Eight subspecies are recognised: O. g. castigatus Bangs, 1901 – southwest Costa Rica and northwest Panama O. g. marmoratus... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

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Spix's Guan

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Penelope jacquacu

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Variable Chachalaca
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Variable Chachalaca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Ortalis motmot

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Marail Guan
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Marail Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Penelope marail

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black Curassow
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Black Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crax alector

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Crestless Curassow
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Crestless Curassow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mitu tomentosum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~10%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
17 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
18 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
19 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marbled Wood Quail in Canaima National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Wood Quail sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Marbled Wood Quail in Canaima National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Marbled Wood Quail in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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