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Chestnut Wood Quail vs Spot-winged Wood Quail

Chestnut Wood Quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus)

Chestnut Wood Quail

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Large339 gForest

The chestnut wood quail is 25 to 29 cm (9.8 to 11.4 in) long. Males weigh 325 to 380 g (11.5 to 13.4 oz) and females 325 to 330 g (11.5 to 11.6 oz). Both sexes have grayish white feathers around the eye, with the female's more extensive. Adult males have a chestnut head and brown back, rump, and wings. The rump has fine black vermiculation. The throat and undersides are rufous. The adult female's crown is dusky brown and its breast and belly are dark gray. The juvenile is similar to the adult female. Voice: The chestnut wood quail's advertising call is "a rollicking, rapidly repeated duet, 'orrit-kilyit...'". It also has an alarm call, "a low 'peetit, peetit...'".

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Chestnut Wood Quail
Recorded by Vivian Marín Camacho · Song · Calarcá (Quindío) Vereda Planadas Finca Maracaibo, Colombia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: russnamitz · CC0
Spot-winged Wood Quail (Odontophorus capueira)

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

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