Black-breasted Wood-quail vs Starred Wood-quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus compared with Odontophorus stellatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Black-breasted Wood-quail | Starred Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Odontophorus leucolaemus | Odontophorus stellatus |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 25.3 cm (10.0 in) | 26.8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Weight | 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) | 336.5 g (11.87 oz) |
| Diet | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on Amazonian forest floor. Forages in pairs or small … |
| Clutch Size | 5 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resonant 'cor-WE-co' duet calls; male initiates, female responds immediately. Very loud for size, audible through dense Panamanian forest. Alarm is rapid, harsh clucking.
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
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Resident in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Found in humid cloud forest.
Starred Wood-quail
Resident in the Amazon Basin of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Found in lowland terra firme rainforest and forest edges.
Conservation Status
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Starred Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dark brown above; throat white; breast and belly jet black contrasting with white throat; bare reddish eye-ring; flanks dark brown; black breast against white throat creates bold bicoloured underpart pattern.
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
Black-breasted Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~295 g) of family Odontophoridae, with contrasting black breast and white facial markings. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests in Costa Rica and Panama. Forages secretively on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; found in intact forest of Central America's Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
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.