Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

White-throated Quail-dove (Geotrygon frenata) - HBW 4, p. 175

French: Colombe à gorge blanche German: Zügeltaube Spanish: Paloma-perdiz Gorgiblanca
Other common names: Alamor/Bourcier's/Peruvian/Pink-faced Quail-dove

Taxonomy: Columba frenata Tschudi, 1843, Peru.
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Closely related to G. linearis. Races bourcieri and erythropareia have been considered separate species, and in past whole species erroneously labelled as “G. bourcieri”. However, differences probably exaggerated, and erythropareia may be merely a dark morph; indeed, subdivision into races may be altogether invalid, and species better considered monotypic. Four subspecies tentatively recognized.

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