Dark-backed Wood-quail vs Banded Quail
Odontophorus melanonotus verglichen mit Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Dark-backed Wood-quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Odontophorus melanonotus | Philortyx fasciatus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 25,9 cm (10.2 in) | 19,7 cm (7.8 in) |
| Gewicht | 322,0 g (11.36 oz) | 127,25 g (4.49 oz) |
| Ernährung | Forages on forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Pacific slope forests of … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| Gelegegröße | -- | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
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.
Banded Quail
High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
Erhaltungsstatus
Dark-backed Wood-quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
Banded Quail
Heavily barred black and buff throughout, including crown; white supercilium; throat whitish; short rounded crest; belly barred buff and black; sexes similar. Distinctive fine barring on entire body.
About These Birds
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.
Banded Quail
A small New World quail (~125 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold horizontal brown-and-white banding across the breast and flanks. Endemic to semi-arid scrublands, grasslands, and dry forests of the Balsas Depression in central Mexico. Forages in groups on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; a monotypic genus restricted to Mexico's western interior.