Stripe-faced wood quail

The stripe-faced wood quail (Odontophorus balliviani) is a species of New World Quail found in the eastern Puna grassland of Peru and western Bolivia. It is about 27 cm in length and weighs approximately 0.325 kg.

Stripe-faced wood quail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Odontophorus
Species:
O. balliviani
Binomial name
Odontophorus balliviani
Gould, 1846

The binomial of this bird commemorates José Ballivián.

Diet

O. balliviani in Iconographia Zoologica.

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Odontophorus balliviani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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