Zentrygon frenata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The white-throated quail-dove (Zentrygon frenata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The white-throated quail-dove's taxonomic history is complicated. It was originally described in genus Geotrygon, later erroneously given the binomial Oreopeleia bourcieri, and still later attained its present binomial. The four subspecies below are currently recognized. Z. f. boucieri was at one time treated as separate species by some authors. Additional subspecies have been proposed but are now generally accepted as color morphs or individual variations of one of the four accepted subspecies.
The white-throated quail-dove has these four subspecies: The adult nominate subspecies Z. f. frenata male's forehead and the lower part of the face are buff and the crown blue-gray. The mantle is deep purple... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Quail-Dove sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 214th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Quail-Dove in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated Quail-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-throated Quail-Dove sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the White-throated Quail-Dove that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Plumbeous Pigeon (about 30%), Eared Dove (about 20%) and Ruddy Ground-Dove (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-throated Quail-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (143 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
