Singing Quail

Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
3 Verified records at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The singing quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Singing Quail at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
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