Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Family

New World Quails

Odontophoridae

28 species in our catalog · found in 103 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chestnut Wood Quail

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spotted Wood Quail

Odontophorus guttatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-throated Bobwhite

Colinus nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Colinus leucopogon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Marbled Wood Quail

Odontophorus gujanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ocellated Quail

Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spot-winged Wood Quail

Odontophorus capueira

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black-breasted Wood Quail

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Starred Wood Quail

Odontophorus stellatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crested Bobwhite

Colinus cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rufous-breasted Wood Quail

Odontophorus speciosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Venezuelan Wood Quail

Odontophorus columbianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nahan's Francolin

Ptilopachus nahani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Black-eared Wood Quail

Odontophorus melanotis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tawny-faced Quail

Rhynchortyx cinctus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rufous-fronted Wood Quail

Odontophorus erythrops

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Montezuma Quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stripe-faced Wood Quail

Odontophorus balliviani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Long-tailed Wood Partridge

Dendrortyx macroura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tacarcuna Wood Quail

Odontophorus dialeucos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New World Quails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	California Quail			~40%
	Mountain Quail			~10%
2	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Gambel's Quail			~40%
	Montezuma Quail			<5%
3	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	California Quail			~40%
4	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~30%
	Scaled Quail			~30%
	Gambel's Quail			<5%
	Montezuma Quail			Insufficient data
	Northern Bobwhite			Insufficient data
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Gambel's Quail			~30%
	Mountain Quail			<5%
	California Quail			Insufficient data
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~30%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~30%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
7	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~30%
	Chestnut Wood Quail			~30%
	Crested Bobwhite			<5%
	Rufous-fronted Wood Quail			<5%
8	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~30%
	Singing Quail			~20%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			Insufficient data
	Ocellated Quail			Insufficient data
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	California Quail			~30%
10	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~30%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			~10%
	Ocellated Quail			Insufficient data
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
	Singing Quail			Insufficient data
11	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~30%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
12	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~30%
	California Quail			~30%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~30%
	Stone Partridge			~30%
14	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			~20%
	Spotted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
15	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Black-throated Bobwhite			~20%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	California Quail			~20%
17	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	California Quail			~20%
18	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Mountain Quail			~20%
	California Quail			~10%
19	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	California Quail			~10%
	Gambel's Quail			~10%
	Mountain Quail			<5%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~20%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
21	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	California Quail			~20%
	Mountain Quail			<5%
22	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Gambel's Quail			~20%
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Stone Partridge			~20%
24	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Singing Quail			~20%
25	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Black-throated Bobwhite			~20%
26	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	California Quail			~10%
27	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Singing Quail			~10%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
28	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			~10%
29	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~10%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
30	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			~10%
31	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Singing Quail			~10%
	Black-throated Bobwhite			<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
32	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	~10%
	Starred Wood Quail			~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Rufous-breasted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Stripe-faced Wood Quail			Insufficient data
33	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~10%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			<5%
34	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Spot-winged Wood Quail			~10%
35	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Crested Bobwhite			~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
36	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~10%
	Starred Wood Quail			<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Rufous-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Stripe-faced Wood Quail			<5%
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Spotted Wood Quail			~10%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			<5%
38	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Spot-winged Wood Quail			~10%
39	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	California Quail			~10%
	Northern Bobwhite			Insufficient data
	Mountain Quail			Insufficient data
40	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			~10%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			Insufficient data
41	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	California Quail			~10%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
	Mountain Quail			Insufficient data
42	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	California Quail			Insufficient data
43	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			~10%
44	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Tawny-faced Quail			<5%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			<5%
	🐦 Tacarcuna Wood Quail			Insufficient data
45	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Rufous-breasted Wood Quail			~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Starred Wood Quail			Insufficient data
46	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Starred Wood Quail			~10%
47	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Marbled Wood Quail			~10%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
48	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Tawny-faced Quail			<5%
49	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Venezuelan Wood Quail			<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			Insufficient data
50	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Scaled Quail			<5%
	Montezuma Quail			<5%
	Gambel's Quail			Insufficient data
51	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Spot-winged Wood Quail			<5%
52	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Chestnut Wood Quail			<5%
	Rufous-fronted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Crested Bobwhite			Insufficient data
53	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Nahan's Francolin			<5%
54	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			Insufficient data
55	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
56	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
57	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Tawny-faced Quail			Insufficient data
	Rufous-fronted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
58	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	California Quail			Insufficient data
59	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Bobwhite			Insufficient data
60	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			Insufficient data
61	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	California Quail			<5%
62	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
63	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Spot-winged Wood Quail			<5%
64	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
65	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
66	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
67	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Gambel's Quail			<5%
68	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
69	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			Insufficient data
70	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Spotted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
71	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
72	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
73	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
74	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	<5%
	Black-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
	Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge			<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			<5%
	Black-eared Wood Quail			Insufficient data
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			Insufficient data
75	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
76	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Rufous-breasted Wood Quail			<5%
77	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			<5%
	Black-throated Bobwhite			Insufficient data
78	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			<5%
	Singing Quail			Insufficient data
79	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Rufous-breasted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
80	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			Insufficient data
81	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
82	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			<5%
83	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Spotted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
84	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
85	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Spot-winged Wood Quail			Insufficient data
86	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Wood Partridge			Insufficient data
87	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			<5%
88	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
89	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Tawny-faced Quail			Insufficient data
90	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	California Quail			Insufficient data
91	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Spot-bellied Bobwhite			Insufficient data
	Spotted Wood Quail			Insufficient data
92	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Stone Partridge			Insufficient data
93	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			Insufficient data
94	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	California Quail			Insufficient data
95	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Northern Bobwhite			<5%
96	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Singing Quail			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Bobwhite			Insufficient data
97	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
98	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Nahan's Francolin			Insufficient data
99	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			Insufficient data
100	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Crested Bobwhite			Insufficient data
101	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			Insufficient data
102	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Marbled Wood Quail			<5%
	Tawny-faced Quail			Insufficient data
103	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	California Quail			Insufficient data