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Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus
This species has a localised distribution throughout northern Central America, with Honduras marking the southern extent of its range. I think of it as more of a highland species, but they are also found in the Peten of northern Guatemala. Howell and Webb give only a couple of sites in Honduras, where Bonta and Anderson describe the species as uncommon, but place a question mark beside it to indicate that there is little data to give a firm conclusion. Land describes the species as fairly common in Guatemala, though local and easily overlooked. My only sighting in Honduras was at La Tigra. I have seen them in Guatemala at San Carlos Sija and Volcan Atitlan where I saw them on both of my two visits to each location. My only sightings in El Salvador have been at Los Andes, which is on Santa Ana Volcano, near to Cerro Verde.