Black-eared Wood-quail vs Banded Quail
Odontophorus melanotis comparé à Philortyx fasciatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Black-eared Wood-quail | Banded Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Odontophorus melanotis | Philortyx fasciatus |
| Ordre | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famille | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Statut de conservation | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 27,9 cm (11.0 in) | 19,7 cm (7.8 in) |
| Poids | 334,6666666666667 g (11.81 oz) | 127,25 g (4.49 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | Forages on floor of Central American humid forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … | Eats seeds and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and dry grassland. Forages on ground … |
| Taille de la couvée | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-eared Wood-quail
Repeated mellow 'poh-WEEOO' whistle, often in coordinated duets; hollow and ventriloquial in dense rainforest. Alarm is a sharp rapid 'pit-pit-pit' series.
Banded Quail
High-pitched, whistled 'wit-wit-weee' repeated persistently from dense scrub. Covey contact calls are soft, rapid clucks; alarm produces sharp explosive chips.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black-eared Wood-quail
Resident in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Found in humid forest on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
Banded Quail
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Jalisco south to Guerrero and Oaxaca. Found in dry forest and thorn scrub.
Statut de conservation
Black-eared Wood-quail
Banded Quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-eared Wood-quail
Rufous-brown above; black ear-covert patch contrasting with rufous face; throat buff; underparts rufous-brown barred darker; bare reddish eye-ring; small crest; no white wing spots.
Banded Quail
Heavily barred black and buff throughout, including crown; white supercilium; throat whitish; short rounded crest; belly barred buff and black; sexes similar. Distinctive fine barring on entire body.
About These Birds
Black-eared Wood-quail
A medium-sized New World quail (~335 g) of family Odontophoridae, with black ear coverts and rich brown body plumage. Inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras and Nicaragua to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Forages on the forest floor for seeds and invertebrates. Near Threatened due to deforestation in Central American forest habitats, though still present in protected areas.
Banded Quail
A small New World quail (~125 g) of family Odontophoridae, with bold horizontal brown-and-white banding across the breast and flanks. Endemic to semi-arid scrublands, grasslands, and dry forests of the Balsas Depression in central Mexico. Forages in groups on the ground for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; a monotypic genus restricted to Mexico's western interior.