Purplish-backed quail-dove

Purplish-backed quail-dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Zentrygon
Species: Z. lawrencii
Binomial name
Zentrygon lawrencii
Salvin, 1874
Synonyms

Geotrygon lawrencii

The purplish-backed quail-dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the highlands of Central America, more specifically those of Costa Rica and Panama. The Tuxtla quail-dove of Mexico was once considered part of this species. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Zentrygon lawrencii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22728963A95001202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728963A95001202.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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