New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
Rufous-fronted Wood-quail (Odontophorus erythrops) - HBW 2, p. 428
French: Tocro à front roux
German: Rotstirnwachtel
Spanish: Corcovado Frentirrojo
Other common names: Rufous breasted Wood quail
Taxonomy: Odontophorus erythrops Gould, 1859, Pallatanga, Ecuador.
Often considered to include O. melanotis. May be conspecific with three other species, O. speciosus, O. hyperythrus and O. melanonotus. At other extreme, race parambae has been considered distinct species. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parambae Rothschild, 1897 - Pacific slope of Colombia S to W Ecuador; possibly also E Panama.
- erythrops Gould, 1859 - SW Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in the deep of the forest, in a rainy morning, in poor light Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 27 sec 3.2
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Feeding on grain
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ian Maton 6 February 2011 45 weeks ago 3.7
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Song. Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp parambae)
Nick Athanas 26 November 2001 2 years ago 3
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