Bearded Wood-partridge vs Starred Wood-quail
Dendrortyx barbatus compared with Odontophorus stellatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Bearded Wood-partridge | Starred Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Dendrortyx barbatus | Odontophorus stellatus |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 30.1 cm (11.9 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Weight | 407.5 g (14.37 oz) | 336.5 g (11.87 oz) |
| Diet | Forages in Mexican cloud forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically endangered; diet poorly … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on Amazonian forest floor. Forages in pairs or small … |
| Clutch Size | 4-8 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Bearded Wood-partridge
Emits a loud, resonant hooting call similar to other Dendrortyx wood-partridges. The owl-like hooting carries through cloud forest; calls are poorly differentiated from Long-tailed.
Starred Wood-quail
Loud, melodic 'ko-WEE-ko' duet ringing through Amazonian rainforest; middle note rising sharply. Contact between group members is a series of low, rolling cluck-like syllables.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bearded Wood-partridge
Endemic to cloud forest in the Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and adjacent Veracruz at 1,500-2,500 m. Rarely observed.
Starred Wood-quail
Resident in the Amazon Basin of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest and forest edges.
Conservation Status
Bearded Wood-partridge
Starred Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Bearded Wood-partridge
Rufous-brown above; grey head with white supercilium; distinct black-and-white beard streaks on lower throat and chin; breast streaked black and white; flanks rufous-brown; belly pale buff.
Starred Wood-quail
Rich brown above; underparts dark brown with bold round white spots scattered across breast and flanks resembling stars; bare reddish eye-ring; white starring on underparts is unique and distinctive.
About These Birds
Bearded Wood-partridge
A medium-sized New World quail (~405 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinct facial streak resembling a beard. Endemic to cloud forest in a restricted area of the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico. Forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; critically restricted range in highly fragmented Mexican highland forests, with ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion.
Starred Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, named for white star-like spots on the breast. Inhabits humid lowland forests in the western Amazon basin in Peru, Ecuador, and northern Bolivia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; distributed across extensive undisturbed Amazonian and Andean foothill forests in the western Amazon.