Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge - BirdForum Opus

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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

Dendrortyx leucophrys

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

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• D. l. leucophrys:

• Mountains of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to Nicaragua

• D. l. hypospodius:

• Mountains of northern Costa Rica

An additional subspecies nicaraguae is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Moist montanes.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy-crowned_Wood_Partridge

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