Marbled Wood Quail
Odontophorus gujanensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Marbled Wood Quail
The Marbled Wood Quail (Odontophorus gujanensis) 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 gujanensis
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Marbled Wood Quail
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Odontophorus gujanensis castigatus
- Odontophorus gujanensis marmoratus
- Odontophorus gujanensis medius
- Odontophorus gujanensis gujanensis
- Odontophorus gujanensis buckleyi
- Odontophorus gujanensis rufogularis
- Odontophorus gujanensis pachyrhynchus
- Odontophorus gujanensis simonsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao gujanensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cayenne and Guiana; Cayenne accepted as type locality by Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 121.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.767
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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