Black-eared Wood-quail vs Mountain Quail
Odontophorus melanotis verglichen mit Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Black-eared Wood-quail | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Odontophorus melanotis | Oreortyx pictus |
| Ordnung | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familie | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | 27,9 cm (11.0 in) | 26,8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Gewicht | 334,6666666666667 g (11.81 oz) | 237,83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| Ernährung | Forages on floor of Central American humid forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| Gelegegröße | 3-5 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-eared Wood-quail
Repeated mellow 'poh-WEEOO' whistle, often in coordinated duets; hollow and ventriloquial in dense rainforest. Alarm is a sharp rapid 'pit-pit-pit' series.
Mountain Quail
Male produces a loud, high, clear queee-ark call; pairs respond with rhythmic, whistled duets. The far-carrying, piping call is one of the most distinctive mountain bird sounds of western North …
Geographic Range & Migration
Black-eared Wood-quail
Resident in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Found in humid forest on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
Mountain Quail
Resident in the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada of California, Oregon, and Washington at 500-3,000 m. Found in montane chaparral and brush.
Erhaltungsstatus
Black-eared Wood-quail
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-eared Wood-quail
Rufous-brown above; black ear-covert patch contrasting with rufous face; throat buff; underparts rufous-brown barred darker; bare reddish eye-ring; small crest; no white wing spots.
Mountain Quail
Blue-grey breast and flanks boldly barred chestnut-and-white; olive-brown back; chestnut throat bordered white; long straight black plume from crown; male and female similar.
About These Birds
Black-eared Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, with black ear coverts and rich brown body plumage. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras and Nicaragua to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to deforestation in Central American forest habitats, though still present in protected areas.
Mountain Quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~240 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long straight head plume and chestnut flanks barred in white. Inhabits chaparral, brushy mountain slopes, and pine-oak forest in the Pacific mountain ranges of western North America. Forages for seeds, bulbs, and berries. Least Concern; the largest North American quail species, exhibiting altitudinal migration.