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AI reconstruction of Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana)AI

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PRB-0044Columbiformes

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Paloma Perdiz Rojiza

Geotrygon montana

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.

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FamilyColumbidaePigeons and Doves
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietHerbivoreOmnivore
Average mass125.03333333333335 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentTerrestrial

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XC961596Recording 1 of 3song
Spectrogram of Ruddy Quail-Dove: song
SpectrogramGeotrygon montana

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Sound recorded by Paul Lenrumé · XC961596 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Ruddy Quail-Dove

The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–2600 m
Nest
Cup / bowl; Platform · Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
Clutch
2–2 eggs
Social behavior
Singly and pairs

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This bird belongs to 4 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Bird familyPigeons and Doves (Columbidae)16 birds →

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Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗