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Alternative name: Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove

Photo by pajarito
ObseArenal observatory Lodge, Costa Rica, February 2014
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

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)

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