Birds of the World


White-faced Quail-Dove (Zentrygon albifacies) Range: MA: e Mexico to Nicaragua El Triunfo BR, Chiapas, Mexico
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Tuxtla Quail-Dove (Zentrygon carrikeri) Endangered Range: MA: se Mexico


Chiriqui Quail-Dove (Zentrygon chiriquensis) Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama
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Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama Bajos del Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica
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White-throated Quail-Dove (Zentrygon frenata) Range: SA: w Colombia to nw Argentina Copalinga, Zamora, Ecuador
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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 Range: MA, SA: e Panama and nw Colombia Cerro Pirre, Panama
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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) Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica Note malar stripe, white face and overall greyish color.
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Lined Quail-Dove (Zentrygon linearis linearis) Range: SA: n, c, e Colombia to ne Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago 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.