Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)

Other Names (World)
Dark-backed Wood-Quail, Black-backed Wood-Quail, Dark-backed Wood Quail

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
24 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1860

Habitat
Undisturbed, closed-canopy of wet subtropical forest, secondary forest with dense and tangled understorey and fairly open canopy on steep slopes. From 1,100 - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Mountains of north-western Ecuador and south-western Colombia.

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 - 20,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Deforestation through intensive logging, human settlement and cattle-grazing and hunting for food are the major threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Typically groups of 2-10 individuals.

Food
Terrestrial invertebrates and fruit.

Voice
A loud three-phrase rollicking song often heard as a duet by entire family group.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Dark-backed Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) [XC842105]
by Ottavio Janni from Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Parroquia Nanegalito, Nueva Granada, Hacienda Los Yumbos, Ecuador (song)

Dark-backed Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) [XC163759]
by Niels Krabbe from Reserva Las Tangaras, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador (duet, song)

Subspecies
May be conspecific with Chestnut Wood-Quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus), Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops) and Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus speciosus). Probably most closely related to Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus speciosus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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