New World Quail

Tawny-faced Quail

Rhynchortyx cinctus

The Tawny-faced Quail (Rhynchortyx cinctus) is a 150 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Quail

Order

Galliformes

Weight

150 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

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

Where to see it: PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras); Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto) (Área general) (Panama); Pipeline Road · Parque Nacional Soberanía (Panama).

Photo: (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist