 At breeding time, males are involved in lekking behaviour on the forest floor during which they puff out their neck feathers.This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".It is common in the foothills and middle elevations of Central America, breeding mainly between 400–600 m on the Caribbean slope and up to 1500 m on the Pacific slopes.