- Grey-headed Quail-dove
Taxobox
name = Grey-headed Quail-dove
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Columbiformes
familia =Columbidae
genus = "Geotrygon "
species = "G. caniceps"
binomial = "Geotrygon caniceps"
binomial_authority = (Gundlach, 1852)
synonyms =The Grey-headed Quail-dove ("Geotrygon caniceps") is a species of
bird in theColumbidae family.It is found in the islands ofCuba andHispaniola .Its naturalhabitat s are subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforest s, subtropical or tropicalswamp s, subtropical or tropical moistmontane forest s, andplantation s.It is threatened byhabitat loss .It is sometimes split into two species: Grey-fronted Quail-dove ("G. caniceps") in Cuba and White-fronted Quail-dove ("G. leucometopia") in
Hispaniola .References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/9084/all Geotrygon caniceps] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2591&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=1869 "Geotrygon caniceps"-"Grey-headed Quail-Dove" videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/7214900.htm Stamps] (forCuba -(2))
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Scientific&KEYWORDS=geotrygon+caniceps&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 "Geotrygon caniceps"-"Grey-fronted Quail-Dove" photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/columbiformes/images/colombe.de.gundlach.bkma.0g.jpgGraphic-High Res] ; [http://www.oiseaux.net/photos/barry.kent.mackay/colombe.de.gundlach.1.html Article] oiseaux
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