Spotted Wood Quail
Odontophorus guttatus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- New World Quail (Odontophoridae)
- Order
- Galliformes
Overview
The spotted wood quail (Odontophorus guttatus) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is a resident breeder in the mountains of Central America from southern Mexico to western Panama.
It occurs in highlands from 1000 m or higher up to the timberline, usually in dense understory thickets or bamboos. The nest, as with several other wood-quails remains undescribed, but the eggs are known to be creamy-white with brown spots.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Forest of southeastern Mexico to far western Panama.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Spotted wood quail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.