Black-breasted Wood-quail vs Dark-backed Wood-quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus verglichen mit Odontophorus melanonotus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Black-breasted Wood-quail | Dark-backed Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Odontophorus leucolaemus | Odontophorus melanonotus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 25,3 cm (10.0 in) | 25,9 cm (10.2 in) |
| Gewicht | 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) | 322,0 g (11.36 oz) |
| Ernährung | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … | Forages on forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Pacific slope forests of … |
| Gelegegröße | 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.
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Resonant, low-pitched 'pow-POW-ow' duet song; second note highest, third trailing off. Usually delivered at dawn. Flushes with explosive wing clatter and sharp alarm chips.
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.
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Resident in the Pacific Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru at 600-1,800 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Erhaltungsstatus
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dark-backed 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.
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Dark blackish-brown on back and wings with fine buff streaking; throat and face rufous-buff; underparts paler rufous-brown with dark barring; bare reddish eye-ring; darker backed than most congeners.
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.
Dark-backed Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~320 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a dark brown back and rufous underparts. Inhabits humid forest on both slopes of the Andes in western Ecuador and Colombia below 1,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and fallen fruits. Least Concern; found in Chocó and western Andean forests, relatively tolerant of some disturbance.