Black-eared Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanotis)

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin, 1865

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica (B), Honduras, Nicaragua (B), Panama (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 50,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC455518]
by Doug Knapp from Altos del Torreon, Altos de Cerro Azul, Eastern Panama, Panama (call)

Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC271466]
by Peter Boesman from Cerro Azul area, Panama (call, flush call)

Subspecies
Often considered subspecies of Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops). Birds of Panama formerly awarded separate subspecies, coloratus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

verecundus Peters, JL, 1929 - Caribbean slope of Honduras.
melanotis Salvin, 1865 - South-eastern Honduras, Nicaragua and Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-eared Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) - 10 files

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