Black-breasted Wood-quail vs Tawny-faced Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus compared with Rhynchortyx cinctus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Black-breasted Wood-quail | Tawny-faced Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Odontophorus leucolaemus | Rhynchortyx cinctus |
| Order | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Family | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 25.3 cm (10.0 in) | 22.0 cm (8.7 in) |
| Weight | 293.6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) | 139.66666666666666 g (4.93 oz) |
| Diet | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … | Forages on floor of Central American and Colombian rainforests for seeds and invertebrates. Scratches leaf … |
| 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.
Tawny-faced Quail
Soft, plaintive two-note whistle 'pee-woo' uttered from dense undergrowth; rarely recorded and quiet. Alarm is a barely audible sharp 'pip'; flock contact maintained with muffled clucks.
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.
Tawny-faced Quail
Resident from Mexico south through Central America to Ecuador and Venezuela. Found in lowland and foothill forest.
Conservation Status
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Tawny-faced 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.
Tawny-faced Quail
Male has tawny-orange face and throat; grey breast with rufous flanks; brown back streaked black. Female has rufous-brown face, buff supercilium, and brown streaked upperparts; both have strong colour contrast.
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.
Tawny-faced Quail
A small New World quail (~140 g) of family Odontophoridae, with tawny-orange facial coloring and cinnamón-barred flanks. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras to Ecuador and Venezuela. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and small invertebrates. Near Threatened; shy and little-studied, dependent on intact forest but experiencing habitat loss throughout its Central and South American range.