Tawny-faced Quail
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    Tawny-faced Quail

    Rhynchortyx cinctus

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    Near Threatened

    Conservation Status

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    NT - Near ThreatenedUnknown population

    Close to qualifying as threatened in the near future.

    The main threats to the tawny-faced quail are habitat loss and fragmentation due to agricultural expansion and deforestation. Currently, there are no widely publicized large-scale recovery programs specifically for this species, but its presence in protected areas offers some refuge. Responsible safari tourism can help by supporting local economies, which in turn incentivizes the protection of natural habitats, and by raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity.

    The tawny-faced quail is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

    Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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