New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Marbled Wood-quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) - HBW 2, p. 428
French: Tocro de Guyane
German: Marmorwachtel
Spanish: Corcovado Común
Taxonomy: Tetrao gujanensis Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- castigatus Bangs, 1901 - SW Costa Rica and (?formerly) W Panama.
- marmoratus (Gould, 1844) - E Panama to N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- gujanensis (Gmelin, 1789) - SE Venezuela, Guianas and Brazil (S to Mato Grosso) and extreme N Paraguay.
- castigatus Bangs, 1901 - SW Costa Rica and (?formerly) W Panama.
- marmoratus (Gould, 1844) - E Panama to N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- gujanensis (Gmelin, 1789) - SE Venezuela, Guianas and Brazil (S to Mato Grosso) and extreme N Paraguay.
- medius Chapman, 1929 - S Venezuela and NW Brazil.
- buckleyi Chubb, 1919 - base of E Andes of Colombia, E Ecuador and N Peru.
- rufogularis Blake, 1959 - upper reaches of R Yavari, NE Peru.
- pachyrhynchus Tschudi, 1844 - E Peru and possibly also W Bolivia.
- simonsi Chubb, 1919 - E Bolivia.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Two birds at night roosting in a tree at about 3,5 m in height Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp buckleyi)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 4 years ago 36 sec 4.7 -
Several birds singing in response to playback. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2011 1 year ago 41 sec 4.6 -
A bird stops singing and erects its crest. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 4.5 -
Three members of a group attracted with playback, one runs away and the other two start singing. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2011 1 year ago 40 sec 4.4 -
Two birds interested in playback calls, finally going away. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A bird lured from the forest with playback, singing in response, advancing towards the player and performing a threatening displ Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2011 1 year ago 1 min 2 sec 4.3
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Bird actively scratching for food Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp castigatus)
Chris and Megan Perkins 1 April 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
A bird walking on the forest, ejecting the crest.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
2 birds feeding side by side Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Chris and Megan Perkins 1 April 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird on the forest ground.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp gujanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 3.2
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Song. Locality El Paujil Natural Reserve, Colombia
(ssp marmoratus)
Nick Athanas 1 December 2007 3 years ago 4
