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'''Alternative name: Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove''' | '''Alternative name: Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove''' | ||
[[Image:7151.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|pajarito|pajarito}}<br />ObseArenal observatory Lodge, Costa Rica, February 2014]] | [[Image:7151.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|pajarito|pajarito}}<br />ObseArenal observatory Lodge, Costa Rica, February 2014]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Male 27–31 cm; female 26–32 cm | Male 27–31 cm; female 26–32 cm | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Understorey of moist montane forests. | Understorey of moist montane forests. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 2 August 2015
Alternative name: Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove
- Zentrygon chiriquensis
Identification
Male 27–31 cm; female 26–32 cm
- Slate-grey crown
- Chestnut upperparts
Distribution
Central America: found in humid montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Geotrygon
Habitat
Understorey of moist montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Ground feeders, their diet consists of seeds, insects and fallen fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chiriqui Quail-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chiriqui_Quail-Dove