Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusColinus (Bobwhites)
- SpeciesColinus cristatus (Crested Bobwhite)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis
Speckled Chachalaca
Ortalis guttata
Spix's Guan
Penelope jacquacu
Crestless Curassow
Mitu tomentosum
Wattled Guan
Aburria aburri
Blue-throated Piping-Guan
Pipile cumanensis
Black Curassow
Crax alector
Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Ortalis ruficauda
Band-tailed Guan
Penelope argyrotis
Salvin's Curassow
Mitu salvini
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Bobwhite in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Crested Bobwhite sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Bobwhite in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Crested Bobwhite in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.