Violaceous Quail-Dove (Geotrygon violacea)

Other Names (World)
Violaceous Quail-Dove, Violet Quail Dove, White-bellied Quail Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
21 - 24.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1809)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Violaceous Quail-Dove (Geotrygon violacea) [XC245365]
by Lari Boesing from Bosque de Don Gregorio, Vereda Caribabare, Tame, Arauca, Colombia (song)

Violaceous Quail-Dove (Geotrygon violacea) [XC858957]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Gar\u00e7a, G\u00e1lia, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Possibly related to Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia) and Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea), both of which it resembles in coloration.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albiventer Lawrence, 1865 - Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through north-eastern Colombia (Santa Marta region) to west, northern and south-central Venezuela.
violacea (Temminck, 1809) - Surinam, through eastern Brazil south of Amazon (eastern Pará, Alagoas and Bahia through Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais to S�o Paulo and Paraná) to northern and eastern Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, Beni, Santa Cruz), Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Violaceous Quail-Dove (Geotrygon violacea) - 10 files

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