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ForestCavity nestLarge · 425 g
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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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When to see the Spot-winged Wood Quail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Spot-winged Wood Quail
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Spot-winged Wood Quail
The spot-winged wood quail is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and formerly in Uruguay. In Portuguese and Spanish the bird is called uru.
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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.
Dark-backed Wood QuailOdontophorus melanonotusThe dark-backed wood quail is 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) long.
Marbled Wood QuailOdontophorus gujanensisAdult marbled wood quails grow to a length of between 23 and 29 cm (9 and 11 in).
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