Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through agricultural expansion, logging and burning, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Unlike other wood-quail, song is loud whistled 'bob-white', highly reminiscent of Santa Marta Antpitta (Grallaria bangsi).
Black-fronted Wood Quail (Odontophorus atrifrons) [XC711648]
by id from San Lorenzo ridge , Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (duet, song)
Black-fronted Wood Quail (Odontophorus atrifrons) [XC59649]
by Diego Calderon-F. from RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (call)