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Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cordillera de Talamancas, Cerro de la Muerte, San Gerardo de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica, 8 March 2008
Cordillera de Talamancas, Cerro de la Muerte, San Gerardo de Dota, Province of San Jose, Costa Rica, 8 March 2008
- Dendrortyx leucophrys
Identification
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy

Juvenile
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Casa Tangara dowii, Cerro Alto, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, 13 December 2022
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Casa Tangara dowii, Cerro Alto, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, 13 December 2022
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- D. l. leucophrys:
- D. l. hypospodius:
- Mountains of northern Costa Rica
An additional subspecies nicaraguae is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy-crowned_Wood_Partridge
External Links
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