About the Chiriqui Quail-Dove
The Chiriqui quail-dove or rufous-breasted quail-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
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The male Chiriqui quail-dove is 27 to 31 cm (11 to 12 in) long and the female 26 to 32 cm (10 to 13 in). Adults weigh between 295 and 308 g (10.4 and 10.9 oz). The adult male has a slate gray crown that is paler on the forehead and darker on the nape. The rest of the face is buffy with a black malar stripe and a thin black line through the eye. The eye is brownish orange surrounded by bare red skin. The upperparts transition from chestnut on the shoulders through purplish on the upper back to olivaceous with a greenish gloss on the lower back. Voice: The Chiriqui quail-dove's song is "a single monotonous note 'wooOoh', gradually swelling in amplitude." It sings "incessantly during breeding season from a perch".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Purplish-backed Quail-DoveZentrygon lawrenciiMale purplish-backed quail-doves are 26 to 27 cm (10 to 11 in) long and females are about 25 cm (9.8 in) long.
Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisThe buff-fronted quail-dove is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11.0 in) long.
White-faced Quail-DoveZentrygon albifaciesThe white-faced quail-dove is 28 to 31.5 cm (11.0 to 12.4 in) long.
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