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Dark-backed Wood-Quail
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Dark-backed Wood-Quail
Odontophorus melanonotus
The dark-backed wood quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article Dark-backed wood quail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
The dark-backed wood quail is found in the Andes from southern Colombia's Nariño Department south to Cotopaxi Province in Ecuador. It inhabits primary and secondary tropical forest in the fairly narrow altitudinal band between 1,100 and 2,200 m (3,600 and 7,200 ft). Though primarily terrestrial, it roosts above ground in trees.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The dark-backed wood quail forages in groups of up to 10 birds seeking terrestrial invertebrates and fruit.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1369.