Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus leucolaemus
Black-breasted Wood Quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) — Gamebirds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Black-breasted Wood Quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) is a member of the Odontophoridae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 295 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Galliformes
- Family Odontophoridae New World Quail
- Genus Odontophorus
- Species leucolaemus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 295 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Odontophoridae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-breasted Wood Quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family, part of the order Galliformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Costa Rica and Panama.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 295 g, with a wing length of about 12.6 cm and a tail of around 4.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 9,482 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-breasted Wood Quail?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is a large bird that weighs around 295 g.
Where does the Black-breasted Wood Quail live?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Costa Rica and Panama, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-breasted Wood Quail belong to?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) belongs to the Odontophoridae family, in the order Galliformes.
What does the Black-breasted Wood Quail eat?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Black-breasted Wood Quail migrate?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-breasted Wood Quail endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-breasted Wood Quail make?
1 real field recording of the Black-breasted Wood Quail can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-breasted Wood Quail's range?
The Black-breasted Wood Quail has a mapped global range of about 9,482 km².
Conservation
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