Black-fronted Wood-quail vs Mountain Quail
Odontophorus atrifrons comparé à Oreortyx pictus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Black-fronted Wood-quail | Mountain Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Odontophorus atrifrons | Oreortyx pictus |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 27,3 cm (10.7 in) | 26,8 cm (10.6 in) |
| Poids | 290,8 g (10.26 oz) | 237,83333333333334 g (8.39 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Forages on forest floor in Colombian and Venezuelan Andes for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. … | Eats seeds, berries, and leaves in chaparral and coniferous mountain forests. Also takes bulbs and … |
| Taille de la couvée | 3 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-fronted Wood-quail
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.
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-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.
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.
Statut de conservation
Black-fronted Wood-quail
Mountain Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-fronted Wood-quail
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.
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-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.
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.