Lined Quail-Dove

Zentrygon linearis (Prévost, 1843)

Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves

Lined Quail-Dove, Zentrygon linearis, is a bird of the Columbidae family that breeds in northern, central and eastern Colombia, north-eastern Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. It lives in tropical lowland and evergreen montane forest from sea level up to 2,500 m. The species has a complex taxonomic history and was first placed in Geotrygon. It is divided into two subspecies, with one on Trinidad and Tobago and in northern Venezuela, and the nominate form in Colombia and Venezuela.

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Breeding range
South America: n, c, e Colombia to ne Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
Lined Quail-Dove
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