Olive-backed quail-dove
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The olive-backed quail-dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama.[1][2]
Taxonomy and systematics
The olive-backed quail-dove was originally assigned to genus Geotrygon and even earlier to Oreopeleia, but a 2013 paper provided the basis for its present assignment. The American Ornithological Society (AOS) made the change in 2014 and the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) in 2015.[3][4][5][1] It is the only species in its genus. Template:Phylogeny/Zenaidini
Description
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Distribution and habitat
The olive-backed quail dove is found on the Caribbean slope of far southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, and also the Pacific slope of eastern Panama through western Colombia into northern Ecuador's Esmeraldas Province. It inhabits dense wet forest, particularly wet ravines, from sea level to Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
Behavior
Movement
The olive-backed quail-dove is a year round resident in its range. It prefers to walk or run when fleeing from danger, but sometimes flushes for short distances if disturbed.[2]
Feeding
The olive-backed quail-dove forages singly or in pairs, searching the understory or on the ground for seeds, fruits, and small invertebrates.[2]
Breeding
The olive-backed quail-dove's breeding season spans January to July in Costa Rica, and breeding evidence has been recorded between those months elsewhere in its range. It makes a bulky nest of twigs and rootlets in vegetation, usually about Script error: No such module "convert". of the ground. The clutch size is two.[2]
Vocalization
Template:Birdsong The olive-backed quail-dove's song is "a low-pitched short single note 'whOuw', with a rather frog-like quality."[2]
Status
The IUCN has assessed the olive-backed quail-dove as being of Least Concern.[6] It is common in parts of its range, but "[d]eforestation undoubtedly poses a threat to this species."[2]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, and H. M. Horblit (2020). Olive-backed Quail-Dove (Leptotrygon veraguensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.obqdov1.01 retrieved September 20, 2021
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- ↑ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved August 24, 2021
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