Geotrygon is a bird

Bird

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 genus

Genus

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 in the pigeon and dove family

Family (biology)

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 (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves and all live in the Neotropics. The 17 species

Species

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 of this genus have ranges from southern Mexico

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 and Central America

Central America

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 to the West Indies and South America

South America

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. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling birds that live, nest

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, and feed in dense forest

Forest

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s. They are remarkable for their purple to brown coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.

It contains the following species:

• Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
  Purplish-backed Quail-dove
  The Purplish-backed Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to the highlands of Central America, more specifically those of Costa Rica and Panama...
  
  , Geotrygon lawrencii
• Tuxtla Quail-Dove
  Tuxtla Quail-dove
  The Tuxtla Quail-Dove or Veracruz Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to pristine montane rainforest in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas of Mexico's Veracruz state...
  
   or Veracruz Quail-Dove, Geotrygon carrikeri
• Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
  Buff-fronted Quail-dove
  The Buff-fronted Quail-Dove or Costa Rica Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   or Costa Rica Quail-Dove, Geotrygon costaricensis
• Russet-crowned Quail-Dove
  Russet-crowned Quail-dove
  The Russet-crowned Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Colombia and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Geotrygon goldmani
• Sapphire Quail-Dove
  Sapphire Quail-dove
  The Sapphire Quail-dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
  
  , Geotrygon saphirina
• Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon caniceps
• White-fronted Quail-Dove
  White-fronted Quail-Dove
  The White-fronted Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in the island of Hispaniola....
  
   or Hispaniolan Quail-dove, Geotrygon leucometopius
• Crested Quail-Dove
  Crested Quail-dove
  The Crested Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Geotrygon versicolor
• Chiriqui Quail-Dove, Geotrygon chiriquensis
• Olive-backed Quail-Dove
  Olive-backed Quail-dove
  The Olive-backed Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is lowland tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests....
  
  , Geotrygon veraguensis
• White-faced Quail-Dove
  White-faced Quail-dove
  The White-faced Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Geotrygon albifacies
• Lined Quail-Dove
  Lined Quail-dove
  The Lined Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Geotrygon linearis
• White-throated Quail-Dove
  White-throated Quail-dove
  The White-throated Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...
  
  , Geotrygon frenata
• Key West Quail-Dove
  Key West Quail-Dove
  The Key West Quail-Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.The Key West Quail-Dove breeds in the Bahamas and, except for Jamaica, throughout the Greater Antilles. It formerly bred in the Florida Keys and southernmost mainland Florida. It was discovered on...
  
  , Geotrygon chrysia
• Bridled Quail-Dove
  Bridled Quail-dove
  The Bridled Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S...
  
  , Geotrygon mystacea
• Violaceous Quail-Dove
  Violaceous Quail-dove
  The Violaceous Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
  
  , Geotrygon violacea
• Ruddy Quail-Dove
  Ruddy Quail-Dove
  The Ruddy Quail-Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff colored eggs on a flimsy platform...
  
  , Geotrygon montana
• Puerto Rican Quail-Dove, Geotrygon larva - prehistoric
  Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
  Prehistoric birds are various taxa of birds that became extinct before recorded history, or more precisely, before they could be studied alive by bird scientists...