Stripe-faced Wood-quail vs Dark-backed Wood-quail

Odontophorus balliviani 比較対象 Odontophorus melanonotus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Stripe-faced Wood-quail Dark-backed Wood-quail
学名 Odontophorus balliviani Odontophorus melanonotus
Galliformes Galliformes
Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 28.4 cm (11.2 in) 25.9 cm (10.2 in)
体重 317.5 g (11.20 oz) 322.0 g (11.36 oz)
食性 Forages on Andean forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Bolivia and Peru. … Forages on forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits in Pacific slope forests of …
一腹卵数 -- --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-faced Wood-quail

さえずり

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.

Dark-backed Wood-quail

さえずり

Resonant, low-pitched 'pow-POW-ow' duet song; second note highest, third trailing off. Usually delivered at dawn. Flushes with explosive wing clatter and sharp alarm chips.

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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.

Dark-backed Wood-quail

Resident in the Pacific Andes of Ecuador and northern Peru at 600-1,800 m. Found in humid foothill and montane forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Stripe-faced Wood-quail

Least Concern

Dark-backed Wood-quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Stripe-faced Wood-quail

羽毛

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.

Dark-backed Wood-quail

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown on back and wings with fine buff streaking; throat and face rufous-buff; underparts paler rufous-brown with dark barring; bare reddish eye-ring; darker backed than most congeners.

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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.

Dark-backed Wood-quail

A medium-sized New World quail (~320 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a dark brown back and rufous underparts. Inhabits humid forest on both slopes of the Andes in western Ecuador and Colombia below 1,500 m elevation. Forages on the forest floor for seeds, invertebrates, and fallen fruits. Least Concern; found in Chocó and western Andean forests, relatively tolerant of some disturbance.

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