Nevertheless, when protected, they can become surprisingly tame, as has been shown at Paz de las Aves near Mindo, Ecuador, with the dark-backed wood quail.
Porén, cando se sinten protexidas, poden volverse sorprendentemente dóciles, como se demostrou na Paz de las Aves, cerca de Mindo, Ecuador, coa especie Odontophorus melanonotus.