Tawny-faced Quail

Rhynchortyx cinctus

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Galliformes
Family
Odontophoridae
Genus
Rhynchortyx
eBird Code
tafqua1

Vocalizations

Roger A. Morales-Flores · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Rhynchortyx cinctus australis

    Pacific coast of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador

  • Rhynchortyx cinctus cinctus

    Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and Panama, also the Pacific slope of eastern Panama

  • Rhynchortyx cinctus pudibundus

    Caribbean lowlands of northeastern Honduras and eastern Nicaragua

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.