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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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When to see the White-faced Quail-Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-faced Quail-Dove
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-faced Quail-Dove
The white-faced quail-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
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Easily confused with
Buff-fronted Quail-DoveZentrygon costaricensisThe buff-fronted quail-dove is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11.0 in) long.
Lined Quail-DoveZentrygon linearisThe lined quail-dove is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long and weighs 230 to 284 g (8.1 to 10.0 oz).
Chiriqui Quail-DoveZentrygon chiriquensisThe 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).
Side by side: White-faced Quail-Dove vs White-throated Quail-Dove · Lined Quail-Dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove · Buff-fronted Quail-Dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove · Chiriqui Quail-Dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove
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