Buff-fronted Quail-Dove vs Lined Quail-Dove

Buff-fronted Quail-Dove

Zentrygon costaricensis

Medium285 gForest

The buff-fronted quail-dove is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11.0 in) long. Two males weighed 310 and 330 g (11 and 12 oz) and two females 225 and 283 g (7.9 and 10.0 oz). The adult's head, neck, and breast are medium gray, the nape and upper back have a green tinge while the belly grades to brownish. The back, wings and tail are maroon. The head has a distinct pattern of light gray cheeks bordered above and below by narrow black stripes that extend just past the eye, as well as the namesake buffy forehead ("front"). Voice: The buff-fronted quail-dove's song is "a low, hollow hoOOOO", louder towards the end and with a slightly rising inflection".

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Photo: Rob Foster · CC BY 4.0

Lined Quail-Dove

Zentrygon linearis

Medium261 gForest

The lined quail-dove is 27 to 29 cm (11 to 11 in) long and weighs 230 to 284 g (8.1 to 10.0 oz). Adult males have a pinkish buff forehead that darkens to purplish brown on the crown. There is a pale gray arc from the eye to the nape and the cheeks are buffy. A thin dark stripe goes from the bill through the eye and another in the malar area. The mantle is reddish purple and the rest of the upperparts reddish brown with purple or bronze-green iridescence on the hindneck. Loose feathers on the sides of the neck give the impression of dark furrows. Voice: The lined quail-dove's song is "a single monotonous low-pitched note 'whoOOo', with highest amplitude in the middle." Two birds will sing at the same time at slightly different pitches.

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Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Buff-fronted Quail-Dove and Lined Quail-Dove.