Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Violaceous Quail-dove (Geotrygon violacea) - HBW 4, p. 176
French: Colombe à nuque violette
German: Bischofstaube
Spanish: Paloma-perdiz Violácea
Other common names: Violet Quail Dove, White-bellied Quail Dove
Taxonomy: Columba Violacea Temminck, 1810, probably Surinam.
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Possibly related to G. chrysia and G. mystacea, both of which it resembles in coloration. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albiventer Lawrence, 1865 - Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama through NE Colombia (Santa Marta region) to W, N & SC Venezuela.
- violacea (Temminck, 1810) - Surinam, through E Brazil S of Amazon (E Pará, Alagoas and Bahia through Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais to São Paulo and Paraná) to N & E Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, Beni, Santa Cruz), Paraguay and extreme NE Argentina (Misiones).
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A female in the hand during a research activity at the Stadual Forest Edmundo Navarro de Andrade (FEENA)
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil
Ileyne Lopes 6 September 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
A female in the hand during ringing activities.
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil
Ileyne Lopes 6 September 2009 1 year ago 2.7
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