Tawny-faced Quail

Rhynchortyx cinctus

Near Threatened

The Tawny-faced Quail is a secretive forest quail of Central America and northwestern South America. It lives in humid forest, thick second growth, and shaded understory, usually staying low and hard to see. Its dependence on intact forest keeps it close to the Near Threatened threshold.

Family

Odontophoridae

Group

New World Quail

Range

Tawny-faced Quail Range — Humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras through Central America to northwestern Colombia and western Ecuador

Population

≈ 50K–499,999

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