Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii)

Other Names (World)
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove, Lawrence's Quail-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin, 1874

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 400 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Costa Rica and Panama (east to Dari�n).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) [XC71927]
by William Adsett from Las Heliconias Lodge, Volcan Tenorio, Alajuela, Costa Rica (song)

Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) [XC24216]
by Andrew Spencer from Las Minas (Caribbean), Cocle Province, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Geotrygon lawrencii (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) and Tuxtla Quail-Dove (Zentrygon carrikeri) following AOU (1998).

Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Forms superspecies with Tuxtla Quail-Dove (Zentrygon carrikeri), with which usually considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
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