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White-faced Quail-Dove

Zentrygon albifacies

Least Concern
Envergure
28,3 cm
Poids
276,75 g
Famille
Columbidae
Ordre
Columbiformes

À propos

Medium quail-dove, 25–29 cm, with brown upperparts, a distinctive white face and throat, grey crown, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits humid montane forest from southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) to Honduras. Terrestrial forager of seeds and forest fruits. Least Concern.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergure 28,3 cm 11.1 in
Poids 276,75 g 9.76 oz

Identification

Plumage

White-faced Quail-Dove: white face; dark brown above; pale buff below; bare blue-gray orbital skin; Central American quail-dove

Habitat & Range

Statut de conservation

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportement et reproduction

Nidification

Nest type: PL.

Taille de la couvée

1-2

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordre Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Famille Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus Zentrygon
Espèces Zentrygon albifacies

Distribution

White-faced Quail-Dove has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Présent Not recorded
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Foire aux questions

Is the White-faced Quail-Dove endangered?
The White-faced Quail-Dove has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the White-faced Quail-Dove nest?
Nest type: PL.
How big is the White-faced Quail-Dove?
The White-faced Quail-Dove has a wingspan of 28.3 cm, weight of 276.75 g.
What order and family does the White-faced Quail-Dove belong to?
The White-faced Quail-Dove (Zentrygon albifacies) belongs to the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae.

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