Bird name:

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

Order

COLUMBIFORMES

Family

Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Code 4

RUQD

Code 6

GEOMON

ITIS

177180

Breeding Location:

Bushes and shrubs

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Rare to fairly common

Egg Color:

Buff

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

10 - 11

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

Leaves, tree stump, sticks.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Medium-sized dove, rufous overall with pale buff throat, streak under eye, and belly. Female has dark olive-brown upperparts, cinnamon-brown breast, pale buff underparts, and lacks streak under eye.

Range and Habitat

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Native of Mexico, Central American, and South America, but a rare vagrant in the southern U.S. Found in semi-arid and humid woodlands, scrub, and forests.

Breeding and Nesting

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Two buff eggs are laid in a nest made of leaves and sticks, and built on the ground or low in a tree, up to 8 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 10 to 11 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Eats fallen fruits, seeds, and small snails; forages on the ground.

Vocalization

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Call is a low, melancholy, booming coo "whooooooo" or "oooooooooh."

Similar Species

Ruddy Quail-Dove: Key West Quail-Dove is larger, has proportionally longer tail, white chin, throat, and underparts, and chestnut-brown upperparts glossed with green and purple.

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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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