| Ruddy quail-dove | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Geotrygon |
| Species: | G. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Geotrygon montana | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Columba montana Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The ruddy quail-dove (Geotrygon montana) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It breeds throughout the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America. It has appeared as a vagrant in Florida and southern Texas. It lays two buff-colored eggs on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Geotrygon montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22690966A139747376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22690966A139747376.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.