Dark-backed wood quail

Dark-backed wood quail
In Mindo, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae
Genus: Odontophorus
Species: O. melanonotus
Binomial name
Odontophorus melanonotus
Gould, 1860

The dark-backed wood quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) is a species of bird in the Odontophoridae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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