| Purplish-backed quail-dove | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Columbiformes | 
| Family: | Columbidae | 
| Genus: | Zentrygon | 
| Species: | Z. lawrencii | 
| Binomial name | |
| Zentrygon lawrencii Salvin, 1874 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Geotrygon lawrencii | |
Geotrygon lawrencii
The purplish-backed quail-dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the highlands of Central America, more specifically those of Costa Rica and Panama. The Tuxtla quail-dove of Mexico was once considered part of this species. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.