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Birdsong field guide

Ruddy Quail-Dove

Geotrygon montana

The Ruddy Quail-Dove is a secretive, ground-dwelling neotropical pigeon known for its robust body and pronounced sexual dimorphism.

What it sounds like

A very low-pitched, resonant, and mournful 'wooooooo' that lasts about one second and is repeated at long intervals.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · BrazilCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It exhibits striking sexual dichromatism, with males possessing cinnamon-rufous upperparts while females are a cryptic olive-brown.
Primarily terrestrial, this species forages on the forest floor for fallen fruits, seeds, and occasionally small invertebrates.
When startled, it typically flies a short distance with a loud wing-whir before landing and running into dense undergrowth.
It is a facultative follower of army ant swarms, opportunisticly capturing prey flushed by the moving ants.
The nest is a simple platform of twigs and leaves, usually placed within 1-2 meters of the ground in a shrub or fern.

Habitat

Humid lowland and montane evergreen forests, mature secondary growth, and shaded plantations.

Range

Widespread through the Caribbean, Central America, and South America to northern Argentina.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Bridled Quail-DoveGeotrygon mystacea Crested Quail-DoveGeotrygon versicolor Gray-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon caniceps Key West Quail-DoveGeotrygon chrysia Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata Sapphire Quail-DoveGeotrygon saphirina Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea

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