Long-tailed Wood-partridge vs Black-breasted Wood-quail
Dendrortyx macroura comparé à Odontophorus leucolaemus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Long-tailed Wood-partridge | Black-breasted Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Dendrortyx macroura | Odontophorus leucolaemus |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 33,0 cm (13.0 in) | 25,3 cm (10.0 in) |
| Poids | 386,5 g (13.63 oz) | 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Omnivorous; eats seeds, invertebrates, tubers, and small fruits in Mexican highland pine-oak forests. Scratches ground … | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … |
| Taille de la couvée | 4-6 | 5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partagés
Long-tailed Wood-partridge only
Aucun(e)
Black-breasted Wood-quail only
Aucun(e)
Song & Call Comparison
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Produces a loud, resonant oo-oo-oo hooting series; calls are lower-pitched than Buffy-crowned. The deep, carrying hoots echo through Mexican mountain forest and pine-oak woodland.
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Endemic to the mountains of central Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Found at 1,500-3,000 m in pine-oak and cloud forest.
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.
Statut de conservation
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Black-breasted Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
Rufous-brown above with black streaking; grey head with black-and-white facial streaks; exceptionally long rufous tail; underparts grey streaked black; longest tail of any wood-partridge.
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.
About These Birds
Long-tailed Wood-partridge
A medium-sized New World quail (~385 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a long tail distinguishing it from related species. Endemic to Mexican highland forests, inhabiting cloud forest, pine-oak woodland, and humid mountain forest above 1,500 m. Feeds on seeds, plant material, and insects on the forest floor. Least Concern; restricted to Mexican mountains but common in suitable habitat.
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.