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{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Rufous-breasted wood quail
| image = Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail imported from iNaturalist photo 257221057 on 3 March 2024.jpg
| genus = Odontophorus (bird)
| species = speciosus
| authority = [[Johann Jakob von Tschudi|Tschudi]], 1843
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2022 |title=''Odontophorus speciosus'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T22679668A210710338 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22679668/210710338 |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>
| synonyms =
| range_map = Odontophorus speciosus map.svg
}}
The '''rufous-breasted wood quail''' ('''''Odontophorus speciosus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Odontophoridae]]. It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]] primarily on the east side of the [[Andes]] between 800 and 2000m in elevation (higher in Peru).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/rbwqua1/overview|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-Quail - Introduction {{!}} Neotropical Birds Online|website=neotropical.birds.cornell.edu|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>
Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[Montane forest|montane forests]].
It has been listed as least concern.
== Feeding ==
The Rufous-breasted wood quail eats insects and nuts especially in summer, as well as plants. Unlike many other bird species, they require a high protein diet.
== Subspecies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/species/rufous-breasted-wood-quail-odontophorus-speciosus|title=Rufous-breasted Wood-quail (Odontophorus speciosus)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> ==
* ''O. s. soderstromii'' Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1922 – extreme S Colombia (SE Nariño) and E & S Ecuador.
* ''O. s. speciosus'' Tschudi, 1843 – N & C Peru (Amazonas S to Ayacucho).
* ''O. s. loricatus'' Todd, 1932 – SE Peru (Cuzco) to Bolivia (E to Santa Cruz).
==References==
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[[Category:Odontophorus|rufous-breasted wood quail]]
[[Category:Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds of the Peruvian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds of the Bolivian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1843|rufous-breasted wood quail]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Jakob von Tschudi]]
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