Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
White-faced Quail-dove (Geotrygon albifacies) - HBW 4, p. 175
French: Colombe des nuages
German: Sclatertaube
Spanish: Paloma-perdiz Cariblanca
Taxonomy: Geotrygon albifacies P. L. Sclater, 1858, Jalapa, Veracruz.
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Sometimes considered conspecific with G. linearis, and the two may form a superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Locally in mountains of Mexico (SE San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo and C Veracruz to Guerrero, N & SC Oaxaca and N & S Chiapas) to C Guatemala, W El Salvador, NW Honduras and NW Nicaragua.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking and foraging on the forest floor. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 38 sec 3.5 -
A bird walking with other Quail-Doves Locality Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 6 October 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 3.3
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adult at trailside
Locality Tlanchinol, Hidalgo State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 22 April 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Geotrygon albifacies (Whithe-faced Quail-Dove) perched.
Locality El Jaguar Cloud Forest Reserve, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua
Liliana Chavarría 20 September 2010 1 year ago 2
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