Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina)

Other Names (World)
Sapphire Quail-Dove, Purple Quail-dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
22 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bonaparte, 1855

Habitat
Undergrowth and forest floor of lowland and montane evergreen forests, and advanced secondary growth. From 600 - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation through deforestation as land is cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually seen singly, or in well separated pairs.

Food
Probably seeds and small invertebrates.

Voice
A repeated, high-pitched 'ca-whoooo... ca-whoooo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) [XC260383]
by id from Sucumb\u00edos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (song, song (single-noted))

Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) [XC497050]
by Tayler Brooks from Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Formerly separated in monospecific genus Osculatia. Apparently related to Purplish-backed Quail-Dove (Zentrygon lawrencii) and Buff-fronted Quail-Dove (Zentrygon costaricensis). Subspecies purpurata may represent distinct species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

purpurata (Salvin, 1878) - North-western Colombia (north to upper Atrato Valley) south to north-western Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Purple Quail-Dove (Geotrygon purpurata).
saphirina Bonaparte, 1855 - Eastern Ecuador south to south-eastern Peru (Cuzco) and extreme western Amazonian Brazil (Amazonas); probably also south-eastern Colombia (Amazonas, Putamayo).
rothschildi (Stolzmann, 1926) - Known only from Cadena in Mareapata Valley (south-eastern Peru).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) - 10 files

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