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any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon.[1890-95, Amer.]
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quail dove
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Quail dove — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quail-dove — Taxobox name = Quail doves image caption = Crested Quail dove regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
quail-dove — noun /ˈkweɪldʌv/lang=en Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas … Wiktionary
quail dove — noun : any of various tropical American pigeons of terrestrial habits of the genera Geotrygon, Oreopeleia, and Starnoenas several of which occur in the West Indies and on the Florida Keys * * * any of several tropical American pigeons of the… … Useful english dictionary
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… … Wikipedia
Key West Quail-dove — Taxobox name = Key West Quail dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Geotrygon species = G. chrysia binomial = Geotrygon chrysia binomial… … Wikipedia
Ruddy Quail-Dove — Taxobox name = Ruddy Quail Dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Geotrygon species = G. montana binomial = Geotrygon montana binomial… … Wikipedia
Tuxtla Quail-dove — Taxobox name = Tuxtla Quail dove status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Geotrygon species = G. carrikeri binomial = Geotrygon carrikeri binomial… … Wikipedia
Rufous-breasted Quail-dove — Taxobox name = Rufous breasted Quail dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Geotrygon species = G. chiriquensis binomial = Geotrygon… … Wikipedia
Buff-fronted Quail-dove — Taxobox name = Buff fronted Quail dove status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Columbiformes familia = Columbidae genus = Geotrygon species = G. costaricensis binomial = Geotrygon… … Wikipedia
