Stripe-faced Wood-quail vs Nahan's Partridge
Odontophorus balliviani compared with Ptilopachus nahani
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Stripe-faced Wood-quail | Nahan's Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Odontophorus balliviani | Ptilopachus nahani |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 28.4 cm (11.2 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Weight | 317.5 g (11.20 oz) | 278.5 g (9.82 oz) |
| Diet | Forages on Andean forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Bolivia and Peru. … | Forages in Ugandan and Congolese rainforest understorey for invertebrates and seeds. Little-studied; diet poorly documented. |
| Clutch Size | -- | 4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Hollow resonant 'koo-WA-koo' repeated in antiphonal pairs; slightly nasal quality. Found in Andean cloud forest; song carries far in montane valleys. Alarm a sharp clatter.
Nahan's Partridge
Produces a soft, repeated whistled call and quiet clucking series. Calls are poorly documented; this Vulnerable forest partridge is secretive on Uganda's forest floor.
Geographic Range & Migration
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Resident in the east Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia at 600-2,000 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Nahan's Partridge
Resident in the rainforests of Uganda and adjacent Democratic Republic of Congo. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest. Poorly known.
Conservation Status
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Nahan's Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Dark brown above; face boldly striped with white supercilium and black eye-stripe creating distinct face pattern; throat whitish; breast buffy-brown barred dark; bare reddish eye-ring.
Nahan's Partridge
Dark brown overall, finely barred and streaked buff; underparts paler brown with buff streaking; bare reddish eye-ring; tail short and rufous; sexes similar. Forest floor cryptic coloration.
About These Birds
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~315 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold facial striping. Inhabits humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia at 1,000–2,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but broadly distributed with stable populations in protected areas.
Nahan's Partridge
A small partridge (~280 g) of family Odontophoridae, dark reddish-brown with black barring. Endemic to lowland primary rainforest in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Highly terrestrial, foraging on the forest floor for seeds, berries, and invertebrates. Vulnerable; requires intact primary forest and is threatened by widespread logging and agricultural conversion in Central Africa.