Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail, Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail, Rufous-fronted Wood Quail

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
23 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1859

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

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

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

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Rufous-fronted Wood Quail (Odontophorus erythrops) [XC261556]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (duet, song)

Rufous-fronted Wood Quail (Odontophorus erythrops) [XC260376]
by Olaf Jahn from El Oro: upper Buenaventura reserve, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Often considered to include Black-eared Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanotis). May be conspecific with Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus speciosus), Chestnut Wood-Quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus) and Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus). At other extreme, subspecies parambae has been considered distinct species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

parambae Rothschild, 1897 - Pacific slope of Colombia south to western Ecuador; possibly also eastern Panama.
erythrops Gould, 1859 - South-western Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops) - 10 files

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