''Zentrygon'' is a bird

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in the pigeon and dove

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(

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

). Its members are called quail-doves and all live in the

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. The

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of this genus primarily range from southern

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throughout

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. 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 The buff-fronted quail-dove, or Costa Rican quail-dove (''Zentrygon costaricensis''), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (''Zen ...

as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

. It contains the following eight species: *

Tuxtla quail-dove The Tuxtla quail-dove (''Zentrygon carrikeri'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to southeastern Mexico. Taxonomy and systematics The Tuxtla quail-dove is monotypic. It and the purplish-backed quail-dove (''Zentryg ...

or Veracruz quail-dove, ''Zentrygon carrikeri'' *

Buff-fronted quail-dove The buff-fronted quail-dove, or Costa Rican quail-dove (''Zentrygon costaricensis''), is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Schulenberg, T. S. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (''Zen ...

or Costa Rica quail-dove, ''Zentrygon costaricensis'' *

Purplish-backed quail-dove The purplish-backed quail-dove (''Zentrygon lawrencii'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Taxonomy and systematics The purplish-backed quail-dove is monotypic. However, the population of it ...

, ''Zentrygon lawrencii'' *

White-faced quail-dove The white-faced quail-dove (''Zentrygon albifacies'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.Soberanes-González, C. A., C. I. Rodríguez-Flores, M. d. C. Arizmendi, ...

, ''Zentrygon albifacies'' *

White-throated quail-dove The white-throated quail-dove (''Zentrygon frenata'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Taxonomy and systematics The white-throated quail-dove's taxonomic history ...

, ''Zentrygon frenata'' *

Lined quail-dove The lined quail-dove (''Zentrygon linearis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The lined quail-dove's taxonomic history is complex. It was ori ...

, ''Zentrygon linearis'' *

Chiriqui quail-dove The Chiriqui quail-dove or rufous-breasted quail-dove (''Zentrygon chiriquensis'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Chi ...

, ''Zentrygon chiriquensis'' *

Russet-crowned quail-dove The russet-crowned quail-dove (''Zentrygon goldmani'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Panama and far northwestern Colombia. Taxonomy and systematics The russet-crowned quail-dove was originally described in gen ...

, ''Zentrygon goldmani''

Cladogram A cladogram (from Greek ''clados'' "branch" and ''gramma'' "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms. A cladogram is not, however, an evolutionary tree because it does not show how ancestors are related to d ...

showing the position of ''Zentrygon'' among its closest relatives:

References

AOU taxonomic changes 2014 Auk:14-24.1
Bird genera {{Columbiformes-stub