Stripe-faced Wood-quail vs Marbled Wood-quail
Odontophorus balliviani comparé à Odontophorus gujanensis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Stripe-faced Wood-quail | Marbled Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Odontophorus balliviani | Odontophorus gujanensis |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 28,4 cm (11.2 in) | 28,7 cm (11.3 in) |
| Poids | 317,5 g (11.20 oz) | 318,25 g (11.23 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Forages on Andean forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Bolivia and Peru. … | Forages in Amazonian and Guianan forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf … |
| Taille de la couvée | -- | 4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Hollow resonant 'koo-WA-koo' repeated in antiphonal pairs; slightly nasal quality. Found in Andean cloud forest; song carries far in montane valleys. Alarm a sharp clatter.
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Resident in the east Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia at 600-2,000 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.
Marbled Wood-quail
Resident from Panama and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil. Found in lowland and foothill rainforest and forest edges.
Statut de conservation
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Marbled Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
Dark brown above; face boldly striped with white supercilium and black eye-stripe creating distinct face pattern; throat whitish; breast buffy-brown barred dark; bare reddish eye-ring.
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.
About These Birds
Stripe-faced Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~315 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold facial striping. Inhabits humid montane forests on the eastern Andean slopes of Peru and Bolivia at 1,000–2,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor in pairs or small groups for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; restricted to Andean cloud forest but broadly distributed with stable populations in protected areas.
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.