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Buff-fronted quail-dove

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belly grades to brownish. The back, wings and tail are maroon. The head has a distinct pattern of light gray cheeks bordered above and below by narrow black stripes that extend just past the eye, as well as the namesake buffy forehead ("front"). The eye is brown surrounded by a slim but noticeable red ring, the legs are bright coral-red, and the bill is dull brown with a reddish cast at the base. The juvenile's crown and nape are dusky gray with a green gloss. Its upperparts are dull chestnut with indistinct dusky bars and cinnamon tips to the feathers. Its underparts have gray and cinnamon bars and freckles and the belly is buff.
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The buff-fronted quail-dove is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11.0 in) long. Two males weighed 310 and 330 g (11 and 12 oz) and two females 225 and 283 g (7.9 and 10.0 oz). The adult's head, neck, and breast are medium gray, the nape and upper back have a green tinge while the
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has assessed the buff-fronted quail-dove as being of Least Concern. Though it has a relatively small range, it is fairly common in it and its population appears to be stable.
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The buff-fronted quail-dove forages alone or in pairs, searching leaf litter on the forest floor. Its diet is not well known but includes fruit, seeds, and probably insects.
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The buff-fronted quail-dove's song is "a low, hollow hoOOOO", louder towards the end and with a slightly rising inflection".
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The buff-fronted quail-dove is a year round resident from northern Costa Rica's
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Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (
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The buff-fronted quail-dove was originally described in genus
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Little is known about the buff-fronted quail-dove's breeding
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Zentrygon
Binomial name
Lawrence

Synonyms
species
bird
Columbidae
Costa Rica
Panama
monotypic
Cordillera de Guanacaste
Veraguas Province
Talamancan montane forest ecoregion
phenology
liverworts
Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.
Listen to buff-fronted quail-dove on xeno-canto

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