Stripe-faced Wood Quail (Odontophorus balliviani)
About the Stripe-faced Wood Quail
The stripe-faced wood quail (Odontophorus balliviani) is a species of New World quail. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. The specific epithet of the stripe-faced wood quail commemorates José Ballivián, President of Bolivia at the time of the naming. It is monotypic. The stripe-faced wood quail is 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long. Males are estimated to weigh 311 g (11.0 oz) and females 324 g (11.4 oz). The male has a brown face with a patch of bare red skin around the eye and a black line under it. The crown and crest are chestnut with a buff border. The back and rump are brown with black vermiculation. The throat is buff with white streaks and the breast and belly are brown with white diamond-shaped spots. The female is similar, but is paler brown above and more rufous below.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 16 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Chestnut Wood QuailOdontophorus hyperythrusrecording
- Marbled Wood QuailOdontophorus gujanensisrecording
- Rufous-breasted Wood QuailOdontophorus speciosusrecording
- Spotted Wood QuailOdontophorus guttatusrecording
- Starred Wood QuailOdontophorus stellatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.