Olive-backed Quail-Dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis)

Other Names (World)
Olive-backed Quail-Dove, Veragua Quail-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
21 - 24.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama.

Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and Panama, and Pacific slope of eastern Panama (eastern Panamá Province) through western Colombia (east to Antioquia and lower Cauca Valley) to north-western Ecuador (Esmeraldas).

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Olive-backed Quail-Dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis) [XC261596]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, calls and wing noise)

Olive-backed Quail-Dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis) [XC261595]
by id from Esmeraldas: Gualpi de \u00d3nzole, R\u00edo \u00d3nzole, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Probably related to Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis) in that both have black malar stripe and black eyestripe.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Olive-backed Quail-Dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis) - 10 files

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