Latin Etymology: Odontophorus ("tooth bearing") guttatus ("speckled")
Spotted Wood Quail (Odontophorus guttatus) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 300g / Length: 25cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species of dense highland forests, particularly ones with dense understories where they can remain safer from predators. They travel is small groups of 4 to 10 where they will search for invertibrates and fallen fruit on the forest floor. In some parts of their range they are threatened due to deforestation.
Related Species:
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Odontophorus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
Found in Mountain Forests
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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