Odontophorus columbianus
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name:Odontophorus columbianus
- Aliases:Odontophorus columbianus,Venezuelan
- Outline:Landfowl
- Family:Chickeniformes Ornithidae Ornithidae
Vital signs
- length:22-30cm
- Weight:No textual research information is available
- lifetime:No textual research information is available
Feature
Details
Odontophorus columbianus, Venezuelan quins, are active at dawn or dusk and live in families in small groups of up to 12 quins. A gentle personality. They are used to looking for food on the ground and searching the soil for fallen seeds, fallen fruits and insects. Shy and cautious, she usually runs away on foot when frightened, and sometimes flies quickly for short distances.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2010 Red List of birds - Near Threatened (NT).
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Location
Found in South America.
Form
Larger than Old World quails, they are 22-30 cm long and usually have crests on their heads. They are short, stout, short-tailed, stout quail birds. The upper part is divided into dark brown and the lower part is black, gray, brown or red.