Black-fronted Wood-quail vs Black-breasted Wood-quail

Odontophorus atrifrons comparé à Odontophorus leucolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Black-fronted Wood-quail Black-breasted Wood-quail
Nom scientifique Odontophorus atrifrons Odontophorus leucolaemus
Ordre Galliformes Galliformes
Famille Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 27,3 cm (10.7 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Poids 290,8 g (10.26 oz) 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz)
Régime alimentaire Forages on forest floor in Colombian and Venezuelan Andes for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland …
Taille de la couvée 3 5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Black-fronted Wood-quail only

Aucun(e)

Black-breasted Wood-quail only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-fronted Wood-quail

Chant

Melodic 'cu-cu-ROOOO' duet echoing in Andean cloud forest; pairs synchronize notes precisely. Alarm is a sharp 'kuk' repeated in rapid bursts when predator detected.

Black-breasted Wood-quail

Chant

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-fronted Wood-quail

Resident in the mountains of northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela at 500-2,200 m. Found in humid cloud and foothill 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.

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-fronted Wood-quail

Least Concern

Black-breasted Wood-quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-fronted Wood-quail

Plumage

Brown above with fine buff streaking; forecrown and lores jet black contrasting with rufous rest of head; bare red eye-ring; underparts buffy-brown finely barred; throat whitish; small crest.

Black-breasted Wood-quail

Plumage

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.

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About These Birds

Black-fronted Wood-quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~290 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a distinctive black forehead. Inhabits montane and foothill forests in the Andes and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia and Venezuela at 500–2,000 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; found in Andean forests with populations considered relatively stable.

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.

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