Russet-crowned quail-dove
{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2021}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Russet-crowned quail-dove
| image = Zentrygon goldmani 254392185.jpg
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Zentrygon
| species = goldmani
| authority = (Nelson, 1912)
| synonyms = * Geotrygon goldmani
- Oreopelia goldmani
| range_map = Zentrygon goldmani map.svg
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ |title=IOC World Bird List (v 11.2) |last1=Gill |first1= F. |last2=Donsker|first2=D.|last3=Rasmussen |first3=P. |date=July 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 }}
Taxonomy and systematics
The russet-crowned quail-dove was originally described in genus Geotrygon, then later placed in genus Oreopelia, and later still in its present Zentrygon.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 It is thought to be closely related to the lined quail-dove (Z. linearis).Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Russet-crowned Quail-Dove (Zentrygon goldmani), 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.rcqdov1.01 retrieved September 25, 2021 It has two subspecies, the nominate Z. g. goldmani and Z. g. oreas.
Description
Male russet-crowned quail-doves are {{convert|26.5|to|28.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and females {{convert|27|to|28|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Adults weigh about {{convert|258|g|oz|abbr=on}}. Audlt males of the nominate subspecies have a russet brown crown and nape with a lighter forehead and the rest of the face. They have a black malar stripe. The hindneck is brown and the upperparts and wings brown with a purple tinge. The throat and breast are gray, the belly whitish gray, and the flanks brown. The eye is orange with a red rim surrounded by bare gray skin, and there is a red spot in front of the eye. The legs and feet are red. The female's gray breast has a brown tinge and the wings are a less reddish brown than the male's. Juveniles' upperparts are dull buffy cinnamon and the underparts are dusky brown with reddish buff feather edges. Adults of Z. g. oreas are overall darker than the nominate but otherwise similar.
Distribution and habitat
The nominate subspecies of russet-crowned quail-dove is resident from Panama's eastern Panamá Province through Darién Province into extreme northwestern Colombia. Z. g. oreas is found in eastern Panama but west of the nominate. It inhabits subtropical forest in foothills and lower highlands, generally at elevations between {{convert|750|and|1600|m|ft|abbr=on}} but as low as {{convert|90|m|ft|abbr=on}} in Colombia.
Behavior
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Essentially nothing is known about the russet-crowned quail-dove's breeding phenology.
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Status
The IUCN has assessed the russet-crowned quail-dove as Near Threatened. It has a small range and its population has declined due to habitat loss. "[E]xtensive research [is] required, as well as surveys in order to establish [its] population size and trends."