Biology:Geotrygon
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| Key West quail-dove | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae |
| Genus: | Geotrygon Gosse, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Columba cristata[1] = Geotrygon versicolor Temminck, 1809
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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. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling birds that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their purple to brown coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.
The genus Geotrygon was introduced in 1847 by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" and trygōn meaning "turtledove".[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the crested quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor).[4]
The genus contains nine species:[5]
- Grey-fronted quail-dove, G. caniceps
- Key West quail-dove, G. chrysia
- †Puerto Rican quail-dove, Geotrygon larva - prehistoric
- White-fronted quail-dove or Hispaniolan quail-dove, G. leucometopia
- Ruddy quail-dove, G. montana
- Bridled quail-dove, G. mystacea
- Purple quail-dove, G. purpurata
- Sapphire quail-dove, G. saphirina
- Crested quail-dove, G. versicolor
- Violaceous quail-dove, G. violacea
Members of the genera Zentrygon and Leptotrygon are also known as quail-doves, and were formerly included in Geotrygon. The species Starnoenas cyanocephala was previously referred to as a quail-dove, though this English name is no longer used.[6]
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| Cladogram showing the position of Geotrygon among its closest relatives.[7][8] |
References
- ↑ "Columbidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=66.
- ↑ Gosse, Philip Henry (1847). The Birds of Jamaica. London: J. Van Voorst. p. 316. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14455874.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Banks, R.C.; Weckstein, J.D.; Remsen Jr, J.V.; Johnson, K.P. (2013). "Classification of a clade of New World doves (Columbidae: Zenaidini)". Zootaxa 3669 (2): 184–188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.11. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256980440.
- ↑ Johnson, K.P.; Weckstein, J.D. (2011). "The Central American land bridge as an engine of diversification in New World doves". Journal of Biogeography 38: 1069–1076. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02501.x.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q468560 entry
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