Geotrygon Quail-Doves
Geotrygon
Geotrygon is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves and all live in the Neotropics. The 11 species of this genus have ranges from southern Mexico and Central America to the West Indies and South America. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling birds that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their purple to brown coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Ruddy Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon montana
Bridled Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon mystacea
Key West Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon chrysia
Crested Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon versicolor
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon caniceps
Purple Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon purpurata
White-fronted Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon leucometopia
Violaceous Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon violacea
Sapphire Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon saphirina
Puerto Rican Quail-Dove
speciesGeotrygon larva
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3493.