Bearded Wood-partridge vs Spot-winged Wood-quail

Dendrortyx barbatus verglichen mit Odontophorus capueira

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Bearded Wood-partridge Spot-winged Wood-quail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Dendrortyx barbatus Odontophorus capueira
Ordnung Galliformes Galliformes
Familie Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 30,1 cm (11.9 in) 29,4 cm (11.6 in)
Gewicht 407,5 g (14.37 oz) 426,5 g (15.04 oz)
Ernährung Forages in Mexican cloud forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Critically endangered; diet poorly … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Brazilian Atlantic forest. Scratches leaf litter …
Gelegegröße 4-8 3-5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Bearded Wood-partridge

Gesang

Emits a loud, resonant hooting call similar to other Dendrortyx wood-partridges. The owl-like hooting carries through cloud forest; calls are poorly differentiated from Long-tailed.

Spot-winged Wood-quail

Gesang

Deep, booming 'whup-WHUP-whup' duet calls resonating through Atlantic forest undergrowth. Contact calls are low, guttural clucks; alarm produces explosive 'puk' notes.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Bearded Wood-partridge

Endemic to cloud forest in the Sierra de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and adjacent Veracruz at 1,500-2,500 m. Rarely observed.

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.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Bearded Wood-partridge

Least Concern

Spot-winged Wood-quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bearded Wood-partridge

Gefieder

Rufous-brown above; grey head with white supercilium; distinct black-and-white beard streaks on lower throat and chin; breast streaked black and white; flanks rufous-brown; belly pale buff.

Spot-winged Wood-quail

Gefieder

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.

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About These Birds

Bearded Wood-partridge

A medium-sized New World quail (~405 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinct facial streak resembling a beard. Endemic to cloud forest in a restricted area of the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico. Forages on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Vulnerable; critically restricted range in highly fragmented Mexican highland forests, with ongoing habitat loss from agricultural expansion.

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.

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