Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Least Concern

The Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge is a forest-floor bird of Central American highlands. Coveys move through cloud forest, pine-oak woodland, and dense understory while feeding on seeds, fruit, and small invertebrates. It remains Least Concern, though local forest loss can reduce habitat quality.

Family

Odontophoridae

Group

New World Quail

Range

Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge Range — Humid highland forests from southern Mexico through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Population

≈ 50K–499,999

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