Biology:Geotrygon

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Geotrygon is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves, and all live in the Neotropics. The species of this genus have ranges from southern Mexico and Central America to the West Indies and South America, with 2 species recorded as occasional vagrants reported in Texas and Florida in the United States. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling pigeons that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their vivid coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.

Taxonomy

The genus Geotrygon was introduced in 1847 by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" and trygōn meaning "turtledove".[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the crested quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor).[3]

Species

The genus contains nine species:[4]

Genus Geotrygon – Gosse, 1847 – nine species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Grey-fronted quail-dove

Geotrygon caniceps
(Gundlach, 1852) 		Cuba
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Diet: 		 VU 


Key West quail-dove

Geotrygon chrysia
Bonaparte, 1855 		Bahamas. southern Florida, Greater Antilles
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Diet: 		 LC 


White-fronted quail-dove or Hispaniolan quail-dove

File:Geotrygon leucometopia, Hoyo De Pelempito, Dominican Republic 1.jpg

Geotrygon leucometopia
(Chapman, 1917) 		Dominican Republic
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Diet: 		 EN 


Ruddy quail-dove

File:Geotrygon montana Parc des Mamelles Guadeloupe 2010-04-04 (cropped).jpg

Geotrygon montana
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Two subspecies
  • G. m. martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • G. m. montana (Linnaeus, 1758)
the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America
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Diet: 		 LC 


Bridled quail-dove

Geotrygon mystacea
(Temminck, 1811) 		Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles north and west to Puerto Rico
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Diet: 		 LC 


Purple quail-dove

File:Geotrygon purpurata DT -P Milpe-Pachijal- (9) (20671110729).jpg

Geotrygon purpurata
(Salvin, 1878) 		Colombia and Ecuador
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Diet: 		 EN 


Sapphire quail-dove

Geotrygon saphirina
Bonaparte, 1855 		Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Diet: 		 LC 


Crested quail-dove

Geotrygon versicolor
(Lafresnaye, 1846) 		Jamaica
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Diet: 		 NT 


Violaceous quail-dove

Geotrygon violacea
(Temminck, 1809)

Two subspecies
  • G. v. violacea (Temminck, 1809)
  • G. v. albiventer Lawrence, 1865
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Fossils

Members of the genera Zentrygon and Leptotrygon are also known as quail-doves, and were formerly included in Geotrygon. The Cuban species Starnoenas cyanocephala was previously referred to as a quail-dove, though this English name is no longer used.[5] Template:Phylogeny/Zenaidini

References

  1. ↑ Gosse, Philip Henry (1847). The Birds of Jamaica. London: J. Van Voorst. p. 316. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14455874. 
  2. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl_997. 
  3. ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed (1937). Check-List of Birds of the World. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 132. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14477847. 
  4. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (2020). "Pigeons". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/pigeons/. Retrieved 14 March 2020. 
  5. ↑ Olson, Storrs L.; Wiley, James W. (2016). "The Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala): An Australasian dove marooned in Cuba". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128: 1–21. doi:10.1676/1559-4491-128.1.1. 
  • Gibbs, David; Barnes, Eustace; Cox, John (2001). Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. Yale University Press. pp. 370–390. ISBN 0-300-07886-2. 

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