Marbled Wood-quail vs Banded Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis comparado con Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Marbled Wood-quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Odontophorus gujanensis | Philortyx fasciatus |
| Orden | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Familia | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 28,7 cm (11.3 in) | 19,7 cm (7.8 in) |
| Peso | 318,25 g (11.23 oz) | 127,25 g (4.49 oz) |
| Dieta | Forages in Amazonian and Guianan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 4 | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Marbled Wood-quail
Duetting pairs produce loud, resonant 'co-PO-co' calls from forest floor; far-carrying and owl-like in quality. Dawn chorus pairs call in rapid antiphonal sequence.
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
Marbled Wood-quail
Resident from Panama and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest and forest edges.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
Estado de conservación
Marbled Wood-quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Marbled Wood-quail
Rich rufous-brown above with intricate black-and-buff marbling; rufous-orange bare eye-ring; underparts buffy-brown with fine black barring; short spiny crest; sexes similar.
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
Marbled Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~320 g) of family Odontophoridae, with intricately marbled brown plumage and a small crest. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests across northern and central South America from Colombia to Brazil. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; widespread in Amazonian and Guianan forests.
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.