Rufous-fronted wood quail
Rufous-fronted wood quail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Odontophoridae |
Genus: | Odontophorus |
Species: | O. erythrops
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Binomial name | |
Odontophorus erythrops Gould, 1859
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The rufous-fronted wood quail (Odontophorus erythrops) is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
The rufous-fronted wood quail has at various times been proposed or considered as
The rufous-fronted wood quail has two subspecies, the nominate O. e. erythrops and O. e. parambae.[2] To complicate matters, the latter has also been considered to be a separate species.[4]
Description
The rufous-fronted wood quail is 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) long. Males weigh an estimated 340 g (12 oz) and females an estimated 329 g (11.6 oz). The nominate male has a rufous crown, crest, and face, with a ring of bare purple skin around the eye. The back and rump can be black or olive, with black spots. The breast and belly are dark rufous. The female's face is a darker and duller chestnut and the eye ring is blue-black. The juvenile is similar to the female but differs mostly by having black spots and bars on the belly. O. e. parambae has darker upperparts than the nominate and a white throat.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The nominate subspecies of rufous-fronted wood quail is found in southwestern Ecuador. O. e. parambae is found more widely, on the Pacific slope of western Ecuador and western Colombia and in Colombia's
Behavior
Feeding
The rufous-fronted wood quail's diet has not been studied, but they have been noted coming to grain at lodge feeders.[4]
Breeding
The rufous-fronted wood quail's breeding season is believed to span from January to May. No other information about its breeding phenology has been published.[4]
Vocalization
The rufous-fronted wood quail has at least two calls, a "rapidly repeated, ringing duet 'chowita, chowita, chowita'" and "a resonant 'koo-klaw, koo-klaw, koo-klaw'".[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Rufous-fronted Wood-quail Odontophorus erythrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved August 24, 2021
- ^ a b c d e f g h Carroll, J. P., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Rufous-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus erythrops), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rfwqua1.01 retrieved September 11, 2021