Listen to the White-throated quail-dove
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About the White-throated quail-dove
The White-throated quail-dove is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-throated quail-dove sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
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Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
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Eurasian collared dove
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European turtle dove
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Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
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Laughing dove
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Mourning dove
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Kererū
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Nilgiri wood pigeon
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Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Zebra dove
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Frequently asked questions
What does a White-throated quail-dove sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-throated quail-dove on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-throated quail-dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-throated quail-dove as “least concern”.
What family does the White-throated quail-dove belong to?
The White-throated quail-dove (Zentrygon frenata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Ventanilla-Christopher Parson trail… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27074689 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-throated quail-dove – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by David F. Belmonte – CC BY 4.0