Venezuelan Wood-quail vs Black-breasted Wood-quail

Odontophorus columbianus comparé à Odontophorus leucolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Venezuelan Wood-quail Black-breasted Wood-quail
Nom scientifique Odontophorus columbianus Odontophorus leucolaemus
Ordre Galliformes Galliformes
Famille Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
Statut de conservation Near Threatened Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 27,5 cm (10.8 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Poids 339,5 g (11.98 oz) 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz)
Régime alimentaire Forages on forest floor in Colombian Andes for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches leaf … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland …
Taille de la couvée 6 5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Venezuelan Wood-quail only

Aucun(e)

Black-breasted Wood-quail only

Aucun(e)

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Song & Call Comparison

Venezuelan Wood-quail

Chant

Loud churring 'chu-WEE-chu' delivered as male-female duet; liquid and carrying. Alarm is a sharp staccato 'kik-kik'; covey contact maintained with low conversational murmuring.

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

Venezuelan Wood-quail

Endemic to the Andes of northern Venezuela in Yaracuy and Aragua at 1,000-2,200 m. Found in humid montane 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

Near Threatened

Venezuelan Wood-quail

Least Concern

Black-breasted Wood-quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Venezuelan Wood-quail

Plumage

Dark brown above with buff streaking; face and throat buff-white with fine dark scaling; bare reddish eye-ring; breast rufous-brown finely barred; flanks dark brown; similar to Marbled Wood-quail.

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

Venezuelan Wood-quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~340 g) of family Odontophoridae, with brownish-rufous plumage. Endemic to the coastal mountain range of northern Venezuela. Inhabits humid montane and cloud forests at moderate elevations. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to restricted range and ongoing deforestation in the Venezuelan coastal cordillera.

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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