Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Grey-headed Quail-dove (Geotrygon caniceps) - HBW 4, p. 174
French: Colombe de Gundlach
German: Gundlachtaube
Spanish: Paloma-perdiz Camao
Other common names: Grey-faced Ground-pigeon; Hispaniolan Quail-dove (leucometopius)
Taxonomy: Columba caniceps Gundlach, 1852, Cuba.
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Probably forms a superspecies with G. versicolor, with which shares chestnut underwing and lack of black head markings. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caniceps (Gundlach, 1852) - Cuba.
- leucometopius (Chapman, 1917) - Dominican Republic.
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird on trail, feeding Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 7 years ago 45 sec 4 -
An adult feeding on a trail Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 7 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
A bird alert, bobbing its head and walking on a trail Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 7 years ago 23 sec 3.6 -
An adult feeding and walking on a trail Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 7 years ago 41 sec 3.4 -
A bird walking on a trail and shaking its plumage Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp caniceps)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2004 7 years ago 22 sec 3.4 -
an individual visiting the area covered by a fig tree at dawn Locality Rabo de Gato, Puerto Escondido, Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
DAVID ASCANIO 15 April 2010 1 year ago 5 sec 3.3
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A bird perched on a branch after being flushed from the ground
Locality Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Santiago Imberti 6 September 2010 45 weeks ago 3.5
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