Black-breasted Wood-quail vs Gorgeted Wood-quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus verglichen mit Odontophorus strophium
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Black-breasted Wood-quail | Gorgeted Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Odontophorus leucolaemus | Odontophorus strophium |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 25,3 cm (10.0 in) | 27,6 cm (10.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) | 302,0 g (10.65 oz) |
| Ernährung | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on floor of Colombian Eastern Andean cloud forests. Endangered … |
| 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.
Gorgeted Wood-quail
Deep, booming 'poo-POO-poo' duet resounding in Colombian cloud forest undergrowth; very low frequency. Contact notes are soft, intermittent clucks between group members.
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.
Gorgeted Wood-quail
Endemic to the western Andes of Colombia in the Cundinamarca and Boyacá departments at 1,500-2,500 m. Critically endangered.
Erhaltungsstatus
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Gorgeted 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.
Gorgeted Wood-quail
Brown above with fine buff-and-black streaking; white gorget on throat bordered below by black band; breast rufous-buff barred; bare red eye-ring; white gorget with black border is unique among 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.
Gorgeted Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~300 g) of family Odontophoridae, with an ornate patterned gorget on the throat. Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia in a restricted area of Cundinamarca and Boyacá departments. Inhabits humid montane forests at 1,700–2,700 m elevation. Vulnerable; extremely small range, heavily deforested habitat, and poorly known population size.