Purple quail-dove
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Species: | G. purpurata
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Geotrygon purpurata Salvin, 1878
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The 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.
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.
- ^ "Geotrygon purpurata". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-12-31.