Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Ruddy Quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) - HBW 4, p. 176

French: Colombe rouviolette German: Bergtaube Spanish: Paloma-perdiz Común
Other common names: Partridge/Red Mountain Dove, Rufous Quail-dove

Taxonomy: Columba montana Linnaeus, 1758, Jamaica.
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. A very distinctly marked member of the genus; perhaps closely related to G. chrysia, G. mystacea and G. violacea. Race martinica has been considered a separate species. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

montana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mexico (from S Sinaloa and Veracruz) S through Central America and Greater Antilles (Cuba and I of Pines, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, perhaps St Tomas) to Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, and S to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, C & S Brazil (W Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul) and extreme NE Argentina (Misiones).
martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucia).