Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus)

Other Names (World)
Tawny-faced Quail, Banded Wood-Quail

Family
Odontophoridae (New World Quails)

Size
17 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1876)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) [XC474465]
by rudy gelis from Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Alajuela, Costa Rica., Costa Rica (call, song)

Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) [XC238990]
by Liliana Chavarria-Duriaux from Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7 km E Playa de Oro, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Birds of eastern Panama have been separated into subspecies hypopius, but this division not normally accepted.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pudibundus Peters, JL, 1929 - North-eastern Honduras and eastern Nicaragua.
cinctus (Salvin, 1876) - Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama.
australis Chapman, 1915 - Pacific coast of Colombia and Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) - 10 files

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