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Zentrygon frenata
Photo © by Illapa
Location: Aguas Calientes-Cusco, Peru

Identification

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in the genus Geotrygon

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized[1].

  • Z. f. bourcieri - Andes of Colombia and Ecuador (except for southwest); population in Peru north of the Marañón Valley presumbably also this subspecies
  • Z. f. subgrisea - southwestern Ecuador (Loja) and northwestern Peru (south to Lambayeque and northwestern Cajamarca)
  • Z. f. frenata - Andes of northern Peru to central Bolivia
  • Z. f. margaritae - Andes of southern Bolivia to northwest Argentina

Habitat

Moist montane forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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