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Purple Quail-Dove

Geotrygon purpurata

Endangered

طول الجناح

26,8 cm

الوزن

142,0 g

الفصيلة

Columbidae

الرتبة

Columbiformes

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حول

Small, secretive quail-dove, 25–28 cm, with rich purple-iridescent upperparts, a grey crown, white facial stripe, and pale buff underparts. Inhabits lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Terrestrial granivore on the forest floor. Poorly known. Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	26,8 cm	10.6 in
الوزن	142,0 g	5.01 oz

التعرف

الريش

Grey-fronted Dove: gray forehead; brown above; pale buff-pink below; long tail; bare red orbital skin; South American forest dove

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

حالة الحفاظ

Endangered

IUCN Red List

الصوت

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with purple quality; warm resonant notes through humid Caribbean island forest floor.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
الفصيلة	Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus	Geotrygon
الأنواع	Geotrygon purpurata

Distribution

Purple Quail-Dove has been recorded in 3 countries.

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موجود Not recorded