Buff-fronted Quail-Dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

Zentrygon costaricensis

Medium285 gForest

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 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"). Voice: 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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White-faced Quail-Dove

Zentrygon albifacies

Medium238 gForest

The white-faced quail-dove is 28 to 31.5 cm (11.0 to 12.4 in) long. Eleven specimens had weights ranging from 158 to 339 g (5.6 to 12.0 oz). Adults' crowns are gray, from very light in front fairly deep at the back and into the nape. The hindneck and sides of the neck are cinnamon; on the latter loose feathers give the impression of dark furrows. The rest of the upperparts are chestnut and the back has a bluish violet gloss. The wings are dark dusky grayish brown. The face is pale grayish buff and the chin and throat pale buff. Voice: The white-faced quail-dove's song is "a low, hollow, mournful whoooo or whoo'oo."

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Photo: Carlos Funes · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Buff-fronted Quail-Dove and White-faced Quail-Dove.