Grey-headed Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps)

Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Quail-Dove, Gray-headed Quail-Dove, Grey-faced Ground-pigeon, Gray-faced Ground-pigeon, Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, Gray-fronted Quail-DoveHispaniolan Quail-dove (leucometopius)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gundlach, 1852)

Habitat
Drier, limestone based forest, humid lowland forests bordering swamps, dense, montane moist forests and coffee plantations. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B), Dominican Republic (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through the expansion of cacao, coffee and tobacco production, dry-season burning, drainage, agricultural expansion and introduced predators, hunting and trapping, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A continuous 'uup-uup-uup ...'. A lengthy 'coo-o-o' on Hispaniola.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) [XC169945]
by Catriona Leven from Los Hondones (approximate), Matanzas Province, Cuba (song)

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) [XC256815]
by id from Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba (song)

Subspecies
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Probably forms a superspecies with Crested Quail-Dove (Geotrygon versicolor), with which shares chestnut underwing and lack of black head markings.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

caniceps (Gundlach, 1852) - Cuba.
leucometopius (Chapman, 1917) - Dominican Republic. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon leucometopia).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-headed Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) - 10 files

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