Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
Dendrortyx leucophrys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
- FamilyOdontophoridae (New World Quails)
- GenusDendrortyx (Wood-Partridges)
- SpeciesDendrortyx leucophrys (Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge)
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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
📅 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 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.