Dark-backed Wood-Quail vs Gorgeted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus melanonotus compared with Odontophorus strophium

Key Differences

• Dark-backed Wood-Quail is Vulnerable while Gorgeted Wood-Quail is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Gorgeted Wood-Quail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Odontophoridae	Odontophoridae
Genus same	Odontophorus	Odontophorus
Species	Odontophorus melanonotus	Odontophorus strophium

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-backed Wood-Quail and Gorgeted Wood-Quail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Odontophorus.

Conservation Status

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

VU — Vulnerable

Gorgeted Wood-Quail

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-backed Wood-Quail	Gorgeted Wood-Quail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-backed Wood-Quail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gorgeted Wood-Quail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway