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The dark-backed wood quail is 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) long. Both males and females weigh about 322 g (11.4 oz). Adults of both sexes are overall brownish black with fine chestnut vermiculation. The throat and breast are reddish chestnut. The juvenile is similarly colored but duller overall. Voice: The dark-backed, wood quail's advertising song is a duet, "a fast rollicking 'koreewow-koreewow-koreewow...'" and calls include "soft whistles and mellow rolling notes."
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When to see the Dark-backed Wood Quail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dark-backed Wood Quail
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Dark-backed Wood Quail
The dark-backed wood quail is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, which is the New World quail. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Easily confused with
Black-breasted Wood QuailOdontophorus leucolaemusThe 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.
Spot-winged Wood QuailOdontophorus capueiraMale and female spot-winged wood quails are similar in appearance but the female is slightly smaller.
Marbled Wood QuailOdontophorus gujanensisAdult marbled wood quails grow to a length of between 23 and 29 cm (9 and 11 in).
Side by side: Dark-backed Wood Quail vs Marbled Wood Quail · Dark-backed Wood Quail vs Spot-winged Wood Quail · Black-breasted Wood Quail vs Dark-backed Wood Quail
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