Black-eared Wood-Quail
Odontophorus melanotis
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The black-eared wood quail is a bird species in the order Galliformes. Until recently, the species was thought to be part of the family Phasianidae however DNA-DNA hybridization results determined that black-eared wood quail are only distantly related to Old World quail. As a result, black-eared wood quail have been placed in the family Odontophoridae and more specifically, in the category of wood quail.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Odontophoridae
- Genus
- Odontophorus