How to Identify Odontophoridae

Key Identification Features

• Most individuals have olive brown underparts, but there is a distinct colour morph with rufous underparts; in both morphs, the underparts are marked with bold white spots.
• The mantle and neck are greyish-brown, the back and wings are brown with black vermiculations, and the rump and upper-tail coverts have indistinct paler spotting.
• The underparts are drab brown, with some indistinct barring in buff and darker brown.
• The marbled wood quail is an elusive bird that moves through undergrowth and is rarely seen, though its distinctive calls can often be heard, especially at dawn and dusk.

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