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Purple Quail-Dove

Geotrygon purpurata

Endangered

पंखों का फैलाव

26.8 cm

वजन

142.0 g

कुल

Columbidae

गण

Columbiformes

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के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	26.8 cm	10.6 in
वजन	142.0 g	5.01 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

IUCN Red List

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
कुल	Columbidae (Pigeons & Doves)
Genus	Geotrygon
प्रजातियां	Geotrygon purpurata

Distribution

Purple Quail-Dove has been recorded in 3 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded