About Dendrortyx leucophrys (Gould, 1844)
Dendrortyx leucophrys (Gould, 1844), commonly known as the buffy-crowned wood partridge, measures 28 to 35.5 cm (11.0 to 14.0 in) in total length. Males have an estimated weight of 397 g (14.0 oz), while females have an estimated weight of 340 g (12 oz). For the nominate subspecies, the forehead, supercilium, chin, and throat are white. It has a patch of bare red skin surrounding the eye; the crown, short crest, and nape are chestnut, and the back, wings, and tail are a mix of chestnut and gray. The belly is blue-gray with chestnut streaks. The subspecies D. l. hypospodius is larger, darker, and grayer overall than the nominate. Its breast stripes are very dark and significantly narrower. This species is distributed across three separate geographic regions. The nominate subspecies occurs from Chiapas in southern Mexico into western Guatemala, as well as in Honduras, El Salvador, northwestern Nicaragua, and far eastern Guatemala. D. l. hypospodius occurs in central Costa Rica. The buffy-crowned wood partridge lives in a range of humid to semi-humid montane forest types, including oak-pine forest, evergreen forest, and cloudforest. It can also be found in secondary forest, partially logged areas, and coffee plantations.
