Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Zentrygon lawrencii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Text last updated January 20, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | colom guatlla de Lawrence |
Czech | holub panamský |
Dutch | Lawrence' Kwartelduif |
English | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove |
English (United States) | Purplish-backed Quail-Dove |
French | Colombe de Lawrence |
French (France) | Colombe de Lawrence |
German | Purpurrückentaube |
Japanese | アメリカウズラバト |
Norwegian | hvitkinnvakteldue |
Polish | cuglogołębik purpurowy |
Russian | Пурпурная перепелиная горлица |
Serbian | Prepeličji golub ljubičastih leđa |
Slovak | holubec purpurový |
Spanish | Paloma Perdiz de Lawrence |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma-Perdiz Sombría |
Spanish (Panama) | Paloma-Perdiz Sombría |
Spanish (Spain) | Paloma perdiz de Lawrence |
Swedish | purpurryggig vaktelduva |
Turkish | Mor Sırtlı Kumru |
Ukrainian | Голубок пурпуровий |
Zentrygon lawrencii (Salvin, 1874)
Definitions
- ZENTRYGON
- lawrencii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Introduction
The Purplish-backed Quail-Dove is a rather small, dark forest dove of the humid hills and slopes of Costa Rica and Panama. It is dark brown above with a purplish tinge to the mantle, with gray on the breast and neck and light brown on the flanks. Like many species of quail-dove, it has a white face with a contrasting black submoustachial stripe and loral line. This species is generally detected by its low, repeated cooing call, but the calling male can be difficult to spot as he sits motionless in dense vegetation in the lower or middle strata of dense forest. Purplish-backed Quail-Doves feed on fruit, seeds, insects, and worms on the ground, and rarely can be observed as they walk along shaded forest paths. The nest is a loose construction of sticks placed in dense undergrowth.
Field Identification
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
Costa Rica and Panama (E to Darién).
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Song is a three-syllable note 'pum-wha-huUUu', with a clear emphasis on the last syllable. From a distance, only the last syllable is audible. Total note length is about 0.8s. Repeated every 2.5-4s.