Geotrygon

• Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps

  The Gray-fronted Quail-Dove is a secretive dove from Cuba. Its pale forehead area is diffuse rather than a crisp white patch like that of a related species.

• Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia

  This dove occurs on Caribbean islands. It walks on the ground to forage and stays quiet beneath dense cover.

• White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia

  This dove has a purplish-blue sheen on the back and a white forehead. It walks on the leaf litter of humid montane forest in Hispaniola.

• Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

  The Ruddy Quail-Dove is a shy dove of tropical forests that searches for food on the forest floor.

• Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea

  This pigeon lives in forests on Caribbean islands and searches the forest floor for seeds and fruit. A white line below the eye and reddish underparts help identify it.

• Purple Quail-Dove Geotrygon purpurata

  This dove occurs only in western Colombia through northwestern Ecuador, in the wet rainforests of the Chocó. Adults show purple, blue, and iridescent colors, with a dark blue stripe across a white face. Females and juveniles are duller than males.

• Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina

  This dove spends much of its time near the forest floor. Its blue-gray to bronzy head and white marks around the eye stand out in evergreen forest and nearby regrowth.

• Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor

  This dove is endemic to Jamaica. It has a grey face with a red line below the eye and green and purple iridescence on its plumage. It lives in wet limestone areas and mountains and eats fruit and seeds as well as invertebrates.

• Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea

  This quail-dove often uses trees, but it also visits the ground to eat fallen fruit. The Cotinga paper reports records from humid lowland forest in Peru.

• Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

  The Ruddy Quail-Dove is a shy dove of tropical forests that searches for food on the forest floor.

• Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps

  The Gray-fronted Quail-Dove is a secretive dove from Cuba. Its pale forehead area is diffuse rather than a crisp white patch like that of a related species.

• Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia

  This dove occurs on Caribbean islands. It walks on the ground to forage and stays quiet beneath dense cover.

• Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea

  This pigeon lives in forests on Caribbean islands and searches the forest floor for seeds and fruit. A white line below the eye and reddish underparts help identify it.

• White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia

  This dove has a purplish-blue sheen on the back and a white forehead. It walks on the leaf litter of humid montane forest in Hispaniola.

• Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea

  This quail-dove often uses trees, but it also visits the ground to eat fallen fruit. The Cotinga paper reports records from humid lowland forest in Peru.

• Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina

  This dove spends much of its time near the forest floor. Its blue-gray to bronzy head and white marks around the eye stand out in evergreen forest and nearby regrowth.

• Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor

  This dove is endemic to Jamaica. It has a grey face with a red line below the eye and green and purple iridescence on its plumage. It lives in wet limestone areas and mountains and eats fruit and seeds as well as invertebrates.

• Purple Quail-Dove Geotrygon purpurata

  This dove occurs only in western Colombia through northwestern Ecuador, in the wet rainforests of the Chocó. Adults show purple, blue, and iridescent colors, with a dark blue stripe across a white face. Females and juveniles are duller than males.