Sapphire Quail-Dove
Geotrygon saphirinaBonaparte, CLJL, 1855
English (US) Sapphire Quail-Dove
The Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Geotrygon saphirina
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sapphire Quail-Dove
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geotrygon saphirina saphirina
- Geotrygon saphirina rothschildi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855
- Type locality
- Rio Napo, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 40 p.101
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-headed Quail-Dove
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Purple Quail-Dove
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Crested Quail-Dove
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Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
Grey-fronted Quail-Dove
Geotrygon caniceps
White-fronted Quail-Dove
Geotrygon leucometopia
Key West Quail-Dove
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