Dark-backed Wood-Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)

Odontophorus melanonotus has a small range in the Chocó (West Andes) of north-west Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, Pichincha and Cotopaxi) and south-west Colombia (Nariño) (Hilty and Brown 1986, McGowan et al. 1995, Best et al. 1996, N. Krabbe in litt. 1999). The population is estimated at 10,000-20,000 individuals and declining (P. G. W. Salaman in litt. 1999). In the wet season (March-June), it is considered that 1 km² supports c.2-3 groups (probably a minimum of 2-3 pairs in total) (P. G. W. Salaman in litt. 1999). It seems to be fairly common along its whole range in Ecuador (J. F. Freile in litt. 2000), and remains common in Río Ñambí and La Planada Nature Reserves, Colombia (P. G. W. Salaman in litt. 1999).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2012. Odontophorus melanonotus. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>