Black-breasted Wood-quail vs Black-eared Wood-quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus dibandingkan dengan Odontophorus melanotis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atribut | Black-breasted Wood-quail | Black-eared Wood-quail |
|---|---|---|
| Nama Ilmiah | Odontophorus leucolaemus | Odontophorus melanotis |
| Ordo | Galliformes | Galliformes |
| Famili | Odontophoridae | Odontophoridae |
| Status Konservasi | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Panjang | — | — |
| Rentang Sayap | 25,3 cm (10.0 in) | 27,9 cm (11.0 in) |
| Berat | 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz) | 334,6666666666667 g (11.81 oz) |
| Diet | Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland … | Forages on floor of Central American humid forests for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits. Scratches … |
| Ukuran Sarang | 5 | 3-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Black-breasted Wood-quail
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.
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
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.
Black-eared Wood-quail
Resident in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Found in humid forest on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.
Status Konservasi
Black-breasted Wood-quail
Black-eared Wood-quail
How to Tell Them Apart
Black-breasted Wood-quail
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.
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.
About These Birds
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.
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.