- Zentrygon costaricensis
Identification
Sexes similar, 26 cm
Upperside mostly rufous-brown with green nape, breast greyish with vent area buffy. Throat and face mostly white with a black stripe and reddish around eye, while front is buff.
Similar species
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove differs in colors of front and nape, and Violaceous Quail-Dove additionally differs by lacking the black stripe on the side of head. Chiriqui Quail-Dove has different color on breast.
Distribution
Central America: found in Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Geotrygon
Habitat
Lower montane cloud forest at elevations above 1,200 m (3,900 ft) (to about 3,000 m).
Behaviour
Usually seen singly and on the ground, may also use undergrowth.
Voice
Its giving a high-pitched "cwa" sound with one second intervals that has been compared to a slow pygmy-owl.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- BF Member observations
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Angehr and Dean 2010. The birds of Panama - a field guide. A Zona Tropical Publication. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buff-fronted Quail-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-fronted_Quail-Dove
