Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
Dendrortyx leucophrys(Gould, J, 1844)
English (US) Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
The Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge (Dendrortyx leucophrys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Odontophoridae (New World Quail) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Dendrortyx leucophrys
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dendrortyx leucophrys leucophrys
- Dendrortyx leucophrys hypospodius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ortyx leucophrys
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1844)
- Type locality
- Coban, Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.128 p.132
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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