Zentrygon

Zentrygon
White-throated quail-dove (Zentrygon frenata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Subfamily:	Columbinae
Genus:	Zentrygon Banks et al., 2013
Species
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Zentrygon is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves and all live in the Neotropics.

The species of this genus primarily range from southern Mexico throughout Central America. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling birds that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their purple to brown coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.

The genus was introduced in 2013 with buff-fronted quail-dove as the type species.^[1] It contains the following eight species:^[2]

• Tuxtla quail-dove or Veracruz quail-dove, Zentrygon carrikeri
• Buff-fronted quail-dove or Costa Rica quail-dove, Zentrygon costaricensis
• Purplish-backed quail-dove, Zentrygon lawrencii
• White-faced quail-dove, Zentrygon albifacies
• White-throated quail-dove, Zentrygon frenata
• Lined quail-dove, Zentrygon linearis
• Chiriqui quail-dove, Zentrygon chiriquensis
• Russet-crowned quail-dove, Zentrygon goldmani

1. ^ Banks, R.C.; Weckstein, J.D.; Remsen Jr, J.V.; Johnson, K.P. (2013). "Classification of a clade of New World doves (Columbidae: Zenaidini)". Zootaxa. 3669 (2): 184–188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.11. PMID 26312335.
2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. ^ Banks, R.C.; Weckstein, J.D.; Remsen Jr, J.V.; Johnson, K.P. (2013). "Classification of a clade of New World doves (Columbidae: Zenaidini)". Zootaxa. 3669 (2): 184–188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.11.
4. ^ Johnson, K.P.; Weckstein, J.D. (2011). "The Central American land bridge as an engine of diversification in New World doves". Journal of Biogeography. 38: 1069–1076. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02501.x.

AOU taxonomic changes 2014 Auk:14-24.1

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