Crested Quail-Dove
Geotrygon versicolor(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
English (US) Crested Quail-Dove
The Crested Quail-Dove (Geotrygon versicolor) 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.
Range: montane forest of JamaicaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geotrygon versicolor
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Crested Quail-Dove
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Columbigallina versicolor
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1846)
- Type locality
- Jamaica.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 9 p.321
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Doves and Pigeons
Picui Ground Dove
Columbina picui
Croaking Ground Dove
Columbina cruziana
Blue-eyed Ground Dove
Columbina cyanopis
Blue-headed Quail-Dove
Starnoenas cyanocephala
Purple Quail-Dove
Geotrygon purpurata
Sapphire Quail-Dove
Geotrygon saphirina
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
Geotrygon chrysia
Bridled Quail-Dove
Geotrygon mystacea
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