New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Black-eared Wood-quail (Odontophorus melanotis) - HBW 2, p. 428
French: Tocro à face noire
German: Schwarzohrwachtel
Spanish: Corcovado Orejinegro
Taxonomy: Odontophorus melanotis Salvin, 1865, Tucurrique, Costa Rica.
Often considered race of O. erythrops. Birds of Panama formerly awarded separate race, coloratus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- verecundus Peters, 1929 - Caribbean slope of Honduras.
- melanotis Salvin, 1865 - SE Honduras, Nicaragua and Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama.
- Least Concern
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