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).

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) [XC108738]
by Hans Matheve from Parque Nacional La Guira, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Cuba (song)

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) [XC318265]
by Scott Connop from Bermejas, Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba (call)

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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