Black-eared Wood-Quail vs Gorgeted Wood-Quail

Odontophorus melanotis compared with Odontophorus strophium

Key Differences

• Black-eared Wood-Quail is Near Threatened while Gorgeted Wood-Quail is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Wood-Quail	Gorgeted Wood-Quail
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Galliformes (อันดับไก่)	Galliformes (อันดับไก่)
Family same	Odontophoridae	Odontophoridae
Genus same	Odontophorus	Odontophorus
Species	Odontophorus melanotis	Odontophorus strophium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-eared Wood-Quail

NT — Near Threatened

Gorgeted Wood-Quail

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Wood-Quail	Gorgeted Wood-Quail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Wood-Quail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Black-eared Wood-Quail

The Black-eared Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanotis) is a species in the genus Odontophorus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway