Black-breasted Wood Quail vs Spot-winged Wood Quail

Black-breasted Wood Quail

Odontophorus leucolaemus

Medium295 gForest

The black-breasted wood quail is a medium-sized species of New World quail, being 22–25.5 cm (8.7–10.0 in) in length and weighing on average 286 g (10.1 oz) for females and 300 g (11 oz) for males. Although males are larger than females, the sexes are otherwise similar and can not visually be distinguished.

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Photo: Anthony Mora Aguilar · CC BY 4.0

Spot-winged Wood Quail

Odontophorus capueira

Large425 gForest

Male and female spot-winged wood quails are similar in appearance but the female is slightly smaller. The bird has a reddish-brown crown with a loose crest, speckled with buff. The supercilium (stripe above the eye) and the chest-band are reddish-cinnamon. The upper parts are greyish-brown, with dark vermiculations and speckling, with the individual feathers on neck, mantle, back and scapulars having white streaks beside the shaft. The sides of the head, throat and underparts are slatey-grey. The legs are dark grey, the bill is blackish, the iris brown and the bare area around the eyes red.

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Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Black-breasted Wood Quail and Spot-winged Wood Quail.