Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
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Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
35 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The buffy-crowned wood partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Spotted Wood Quail
LC

Spotted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus guttatus

20–30% · Possible
Black-breasted Wood Quail
LC

Black-breasted Wood Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Insufficient data
Black Guan
LC

Black Guan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chamaepetes unicolor

30–40% · Possible
Gray-headed Chachalaca
LC

Gray-headed Chachalaca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ortalis cinereiceps

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Los Quetzales National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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