Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
Odontophorus speciosusTschudi, JJ, 1843
English (US) Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
The Rufous-breasted Wood Quail (Odontophorus speciosus) 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 speciosus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-breasted Wood Quail
- Described by
- Tschudi, JJ, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Odontophorus speciosus soderstromii
- Odontophorus speciosus speciosus
- Odontophorus speciosus loricatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tschudi, JJ, 1843
- Type locality
- 'In sylvis apud flumina Ajmamayo et Chanchomayo,' Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9 p.387
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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