Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis)

Other Names (World)
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove, Costa Rican Quail-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Costa Rica and western Panama (east to Veraguas).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) [XC331006]
by Hans Matheve from Monte Verde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica (song)

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) [XC97265]
by Jorge Gabriel Campos from Volcan Poas NP, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Similar to Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) and Tuxtla Quail-Dove (Zentrygon carrikeri) and probably related.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Buff-fronted Quail-Dove see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

If you would like to read any articles about the Buff-fronted Quail-Dove...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Buff-fronted Quail-Dove or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (8)

No Videos of Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

If Birdpedia has no videos of Buff-fronted Quail-Dove or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)