Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Ruddy Quail-Dove

Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Martinique Quail-Dove, Antilles Quail-Dove, Rufous Quail-Dove, Red Mountain Dove
Old scientific name(s): Oreopeleia montana

Photographs

Canande, Ecuador - Jun, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  Tambopata Research Center, Peru - Dec 20, 2006 © Silverio Duri  Carara, Costa Rica - 2000 © Leif Gabrielsen 
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Range

West Indies. Central America and tropical South America;
(1) West Indies (Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe and Dominica s. to St. Vincent).
(2) S. Mexico (s. Sinaloa, Puebla and Veracruz) s. to Panama (Coiba and Isla San Jose in Pearl Is.), Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador (Canande), e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia to n. Paraguay, Brazil (Bahia), ex. nc. Argentina (Misiones), Trinidad and the West Indies (Greater Antilles e. to Virgin Is. and s. Lesser Antilles, Grenada).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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