Spot-winged Wood-quail vs Nahan's Partridge
Odontophorus capueira compared with Ptilopachus nahani
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Spot-winged Wood-quail | Nahan's Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Odontophorus capueira | Ptilopachus nahani |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 29.4 cm (11.6 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Weight | 426.5 g (15.04 oz) | 278.5 g (9.82 oz) |
| Diet | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Brazilian Atlantic forest. Scratches leaf litter … | Forages in Ugandan and Congolese rainforest understorey for invertebrates and seeds. Little-studied; diet poorly documented. |
| Clutch Size | 3-5 | 4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Deep, booming 'whup-WHUP-whup' duet calls resonating through Atlantic forest undergrowth. Contact calls are low, guttural clucks; alarm produces explosive 'puk' notes.
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
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Resident in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found in dense humid 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
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Nahan's Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Spot-winged Wood-quail
Dark brown overall with fine buff streaking; wings distinctively spotted white on coverts; bare orange-red eye-ring; underparts paler brown with buff streaking; short crest brown.
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
Spot-winged Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~425 g) of family Odontophoridae, with spotted brown plumage and an orange eye ring. Inhabits Atlantic Forest, cerrado woodland, and interior humid forests of eastern South America in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; dependent on forest cover but broadly distributed in southeastern Brazil.
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.