Spotted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus guttatus

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About the Spotted Wood-Quail

The spotted wood quail (Odontophorus guttatus) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is a resident breeder in the mountains of Central America from southern Mexico to western Panama. It occurs in highlands from 1000 m or higher up to the timberline, usually in dense understory thickets or bamboos. The nest, as with several other wood-quails remains undescribed, but the eggs are known to be creamy-white with brown spots. The spotted wood quail is 25 cm long and weighs 300 g. It has an orange crest which is raised when it is excited. The upperparts are dark brown with black and rufous flecking. The underparts are normally olive brown, but there is a colour morph with rufous underparts. In both cases, the underparts are boldly spotted with white.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Odontophorus guttatus
Family: New World Quail
Order: Galliformes

Similar species

Other members of the new world quail family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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