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| name = Rufous-breasted wood quail
| name = Rufous-breasted wood quail
| image = Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail imported from iNaturalist photo 257221057 on 3 March 2024.jpg
| image = Odontophorus speciosus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ17100191.png
| genus = Odontophorus (bird)
| genus = Odontophorus (bird)
| species = speciosus
| species = speciosus
| authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1843
| authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1843
| status = NT
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22679668/0 |title=''Odontophorus speciosus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2022 |title=''Odontophorus speciosus'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T22679668A210710338 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679668/210710338 |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>
| synonyms =
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| range_map = Odontophorus speciosus map.svg
| range_map = Odontophorus speciosus map.svg
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The '''rufous-breasted wood quail''' (''Odontophorus speciosus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]] primarily on the east side of the [[Andes]] between 800 and 2000m in elevation (higher in Peru).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/rbwqua1/overview|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Introduction {{!}} Neotropical Birds Online|website=neotropical.birds.cornell.edu|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>
The '''rufous-breasted wood quail''' ('''''Odontophorus speciosus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]] primarily on the east side of the [[Andes]] between 800 and 2000m in elevation (higher in Peru).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/rbwqua1/overview|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Introduction {{!}} Neotropical Birds Online|website=neotropical.birds.cornell.edu|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>


Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[Montane forest|montane forests]].
Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[Montane forest|montane forests]].


It has been listed as least concern.
It has been listed as near threatened as a result of a predicted 25-30% population decline over the coming generations due to threats such as [[habitat fragmentation]] and [[hunting]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22679668|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-quail Odontophorus speciosus|website=Birdlife|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>


== Feeding ==
== Feeding ==
The Rufous-brested wood quail eats insects and nuts especially in summer, as well as plants. Unlike many other bird species, they require a high protein diet.
The Rufous-breasted wood quail eats insects and nuts especially in summer, as well as plants. Unlike many other bird species, they require a high protein diet.


== Subspecies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/species/rufous-breasted-wood-quail-odontophorus-speciosus|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus speciosus)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> ==
== Subspecies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/species/rufous-breasted-wood-quail-odontophorus-speciosus|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus speciosus)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> ==
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 3 March 2024

Rufous-breasted wood quail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Odontophorus
Species:
O. speciosus
Binomial name
Odontophorus speciosus
Tschudi, 1843

The rufous-breasted wood quail (Odontophorus speciosus) is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru primarily on the east side of the Andes between 800 and 2000m in elevation (higher in Peru).[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

It has been listed as least concern.

Feeding

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The Rufous-breasted wood quail eats insects and nuts especially in summer, as well as plants. Unlike many other bird species, they require a high protein diet.

Subspecies[3]

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  • O. s. soderstromii Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1922 – extreme S Colombia (SE Nariño) and E & S Ecuador.
  • O. s. speciosus Tschudi, 1843 – N & C Peru (Amazonas S to Ayacucho).
  • O. s. loricatus Todd, 1932 – SE Peru (Cuzco) to Bolivia (E to Santa Cruz).

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Odontophorus speciosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22679668A210710338. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  3. ^ "Rufous-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus speciosus)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.