Purple quail-dove

The purple quail-dove or indigo-crowned quail-dove (Geotrygon purpurata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the sapphire quail-dove. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Purple quail-dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geotrygon
Species:
G. purpurata
Binomial name
Geotrygon purpurata
Salvin, 1878

References
  • South American Classification Committee (March 17, 2013). "Proposal (#566) to South American Classification Committee – Treat Geotrygon purpurata as a separate species from G. saphirina". Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  1. "Geotrygon purpurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
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