The black-eared wood quail is a bird species in the order Galliformes. Until recently, the species was thought to be part of the family Phasianidae however DNA-DNA hybridization results determined that black-eared wood quail are only distantly related to Old World quail. As a result, black-eared wood quail have been placed in the family Odontophoridae and more specifically, in the category of wood quail. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Salvin, O 1865
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1864, Part 3 p. 586
Protonym:
Odontophorus melanotis
Type locality:
Tucurrique, Costa Rica.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500923
Avibase ID:
DE957D9D3C91175F
Avibase ID:
avibase-DE957D9D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DE957D9D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553900
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tocro à face noire ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tocro à face noire ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-eared Wood-quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-eared Wood Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-eared Wood-Quail ( Odontophorus melanotis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Odontophorus melanotis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Odontophorus melanotis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Odontophorus [erythrops or melanotis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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