Birds of Colombia - Zentrygon


White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata) Copalinga, Zamora, Ecuador
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A large Quail-Dove. Compare to similar Lined Quail-Dove, but note blue-grey crown. Generally found at over 2000m, usually on the ground.


Russet-crowned Quail-Dove (Zentrygon goldmani) Near Threatened Cerro Pirre, Panama
Photograph by Timo Mitzen © All Rights Reserved.

Black bill, black malar stripe, brown back, pale front, and russet crown. Stripe between eye and malar stripe buff to brown, and not white as on Ruddy Quail-Dove, which also has a red bill and purple back (male).


Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica Note malar stripe, white face and overall greyish color.
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Lined Quail-Dove (Zentrygon linearis linearis) ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
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A large Quail-Dove. Compare to similar White-throated Quail-Dove, but note cinnamon crown. Generally found at under 2000m, usually on the ground.
Immature.

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