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Geotrygon
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Geotrygon is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves, and all live in the Neotropics. The species of this genus have ranges from southern Mexico and Central America to the West Indies and South America, with 2 species recorded as occasional vagrants reported in Texas and Florida in the United States. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling pigeons that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their vivid coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.
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Vinony's link graph records 82 inbound references to Geotrygon, and connects out to Columbidae, Pteroclidae and Mesitornithidae.
It sits within the topics Birds of the Americas, Geotrygon and Taxa named by Philip Henry Gosse.
Vinony links it to 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 66
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Columbidae
- Collections
- YPM, MADUG-UG, UF, ROM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Haiti, Guadeloupe
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Columbinae
- Image
- Crested Quail-dove 2506945512.jpg
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- taxon name
- Geotrygon
- IPA transcription
- ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɹɪɡɑn
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Encyclopedic overview
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Geotrygon is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family (Columbidae). Its members are called quail-doves, and all live in the Neotropics. The species of this genus have ranges from southern Mexico and Central America to the West Indies and South America, with 2 species recorded as occasional vagrants reported in Texas and Florida in the United States. Quail-doves are ground-dwelling pigeons that live, nest, and feed in dense forests. They are remarkable for their vivid coloration with light-and-dark facial markings.
== Taxonomy == The genus Geotrygon was introduced in 1847 by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse. The name combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" and trygōn meaning "turtledove". The type species was subsequently designated as the crested quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Geotrygon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.