Spot-bellied Bobwhite vs Black-breasted Wood-quail

Colinus leucopogon comparado com Odontophorus leucolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Spot-bellied Bobwhite Black-breasted Wood-quail
Nome científico Colinus leucopogon Odontophorus leucolaemus
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Odontophoridae Odontophoridae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 20,6 cm (8.1 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Peso 129,5 g (4.57 oz) 293,6666666666667 g (10.36 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, berries, and invertebrates in Central American dry forests and scrubby grassland. Forages on … Eats seeds, invertebrates, and small fruits on forest floor in Costa Rican and Panamanian lowland …
Tamanho da postura 11-13 5
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Spot-bellied Bobwhite only

Black-breasted Wood-quail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Canto

Shrill, ascending two-note whistle; male territorial song shorter and drier than Northern Bobwhite. Alarm a sharp nasal 'kwik'; flock maintains rolling soft chatter.

Black-breasted Wood-quail

Canto

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

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Resident from Guatemala and El Salvador south through Central America to Colombia. Found in brushy fields and open woodland.

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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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Least Concern

Black-breasted Wood-quail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Plumagem

Male has white throat with dark scaling, white supercilium, chestnut-brown back with dark streaks, and underparts heavily spotted black on white; flanks chestnut-barred. Female duller and buffier.

Black-breasted Wood-quail

Plumagem

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

Spot-bellied Bobwhite

A small New World quail (~130 g) of family Odontophoridae, with a white-spotted belly in males. Inhabits open habitats including pine savannas, grasslands, shrubby clearings, and agricultural edges from Honduras to Costa Rica. Forages in coveys for seeds and invertebrates. Least Concern; adapted to disturbed and semi-open landscapes in Central American Pacific lowlands.

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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