Black-eared Wood-quail vs Nahan's Partridge
Odontophorus melanotis compared with Ptilopachus nahani
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Black-eared Wood-quail | Nahan's Partridge |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Odontophorus melanotis | Ptilopachus nahani |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Near Threatened | Vulnerable |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 27.9 cm (11.0 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Weight | 334.6666666666667 g (11.81 oz) | 278.5 g (9.82 oz) |
| Diet | Forages on floor of Central American humid forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … | 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
Black-eared Wood-quail
Repeated mellow 'poh-WEEOO' whistle, often in coordinated duets; hollow and ventriloquial in dense rainforest. Alarm is a sharp rapid 'pit-pit-pit' series.
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
Black-eared Wood-quail
Resident in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Found in humid forest on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
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
Black-eared Wood-quail
Nahan's Partridge
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-eared Wood-quail
Rufous-brown above; black ear-covert patch contrasting with rufous face; throat buff; underparts rufous-brown barred darker; bare reddish eye-ring; small crest; no white wing spots.
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
Black-eared Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, with black ear coverts and rich brown body plumage. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras and Nicaragua to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to deforestation in Central American forest habitats, though still present 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.