The bearded wood partridge (''Dendrortyx barbatus'') is a
bird species in the family
Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It inhabits the
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental () is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that f ...
of Mexico.
Taxonomy and systematics
The bearded wood partridge shares the genus ''Dendrortyx'' with two other species, all of which appear to be quite distinct from each other.
[Eitniear, J. C. (2020). Bearded Wood-Partridge (''Dendrortyx barbatus''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bewpar1.01 retrieved September 10, 2021] It is
monotypic.
Description
The bearded wood partridge is long and weighs between . Adults have bluish gray cheeks, neck, and upper chest. There is a red patch around the eye. The crown is buff and has a small crest. The nape and chest are cinnamon, with red striations on the nape and sides of the chest. The back is a mix of buff, browns, and grays. Immatures are similar to the adults but their chest is duller and the flanks have brown bars.
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Distribution and habitat
The bearded wood partridge has a discontinuous range in the central part of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental. The Santo Domingo River in northern Oaxaca and western slope of the Sierra Madre Oriental act as biogeographic barriers.[
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Behavior
Feeding
The bearded wood partridge forages on the ground. Its diet includes seeds, fruits, buds, tubers, and insects.[
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Breeding
Little is known about the bearded wood partridge's breeding phenology
Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonality, seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as environmental factor, habitat factors (such as elevation).
Examples includ ...
. Is is reported to breed between April and June. The male makes a dome-shaped nest with a tunnel entrance. The clutch size is usually five.[
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Vocalization
The bearded wood-partridge's song is "a series of loud, rollicking whistles, repeated rapidly and often given in duet". The sexes' songs are similar but the female's is quieter. The song is mostly given at dawn and dusk. Groups sing to maintain contact.[
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Status
The IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
has assessed the bearded wood partridge as Vulnerable since 2000 after initially rating it Critically Endangered. " rveys have found this species to be more widespread and numerous than previously thought, however it still has a highly fragmented range and small population undergoing a continuous decline."[
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References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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bearded wood partridge
The bearded wood partridge (''Dendrortyx barbatus'') is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It inhabits the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Taxonomy and systematics
The bearded wood partridge shares the genus ' ...
Endemic birds of Eastern Mexico
bearded wood partridge
The bearded wood partridge (''Dendrortyx barbatus'') is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It inhabits the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Taxonomy and systematics
The bearded wood partridge shares the genus ' ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Birds of the Sierra Madre Oriental
Fauna of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca