Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC23392]
by Ken Allaire from R\u00edo Mono Trail, Altos de Cerro Azul UTM 0673389-1019204, Panama (call)
Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC240749]
by Euclides Campos from 3 Quebradas camp, Saslaya National Park, Nicaragua (song)
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.