Black-fronted Wood Quail
Odontophorus atrifronsAllen, JA, 1900
English (US) Black-fronted Wood Quail
The Black-fronted Wood Quail (Odontophorus atrifrons) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Odontophorus atrifrons
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-fronted Wood Quail
- Described by
- Allen, JA, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Odontophorus atrifrons atrifrons
- Odontophorus atrifrons variegatus
- Odontophorus atrifrons navai
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Allen, JA, 1900
- Type locality
- Valparaiso, Santa Marta, Colombia.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13 p.127
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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