Crested Quail-Dove - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Tanager
Ecclesdown Road, Jamaica, March 2012

Geotrygon versicolor

Identification

27-30cm

• Green-black
• Iridescent purple above
• Grey below
• Grey face and neck
• Red stripe below eye
• Purple iridescence on tail

Distribution

Caribbean: endemic to Jamaica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Wet limestone and montanes, between 100-2,200 m,

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes invetebrates, fruit and seeds.

Breeding

The nest is built from twigs and is placed on or near the ground. The 2 cream eggs are incubated for 13 days; males incubate during the day, while females incubate during the evening and overnight.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. BirdLife International
3. Lee Richardson Zoo

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Crested Quail-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Quail-Dove

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