Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC271467]
by Jorge Gabriel Campos from Cerro Azul area, Panama (song)
Black-eared Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) [XC395539]
by William Adsett from Bijagua, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica (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.