Chestnut Wood Quail

Odontophorus hyperythrus Gould, 1858

Odontophoridae — New World Quail

Chestnut Wood Quail, Odontophorus hyperythrus, is a New World quail found in Colombia, mainly in the western and central Andes and also locally in the eastern Andes. It lives in subtropical montane forest, using both the interior and the margins, from 1,600 to 2,800 m. Adults show grey-white feathering around the eye, with the female’s area more extensive. Males have a chestnut head, brown upperparts and rufous underparts, while females are duskier on the crown and dark grey below. The juvenile resembles the adult female.

Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae — New World Quail
Breeding range: South America: Colombia

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Peru 1, Colombia 1

Northern Peru: Marvelous Spatuletail, Long-whiskered Owlet and Feeder Birding

Peru / Tarapoto Group tour 14 days

A 14-day northern Peru birding route linking Tarapoto, Moyobamba and Abra Patricia, with Marvelous Spatuletail, Long-whiskered Owlet and a n...

From USD 6,990 Next: May 8, 2027

Private 10-Day Andes-to-Amazon Colombia Birding Journey with Alboreo

Colombia / Cali Private tour 10 days

Follow Colombia’s ecological gradient on a private 10-day journey from Cali’s Pacific-slope Andes through dry forest and wetlands to Ama...