LC
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Zentrygon albifacies (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Geotrygon.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2020 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 712,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 50000-499999 mature individuals poor estimated 2019
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 6.1 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 50,000-499,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).

Trend justification: The population is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019), which is likely caused by ongoing habitat destruction.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
El Salvador extant native yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Nicaragua extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
El Salvador Alotepeque Range
El Salvador Montecristo Forest
El Salvador The Volcans and San Marcelino
Guatemala Atitlan
Guatemala Cerro El Amay
Guatemala Cerro Miramundo
Guatemala Montecristo
Guatemala Sacranix
Guatemala Santiaguito Volcano
Guatemala Sierra de las Minas - Motagua
Guatemala Yalijux
Mexico Sierra de Zongolica-Tenango
Mexico Tlanchinol y Bosques de Montaña del Noreste de Hidalgo
Nicaragua El Jaguar
Nicaragua Miraflor

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 1000 - 2700 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-faced-quail-dove-zentrygon-albifacies on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.