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What the Purple Quail-Dove sounds like
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The purple quail-dove is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10.2 in) long and weighs about 155 g (5.5 oz). The adult male has reddish-brown upperparts with a purplish wash, rich reddish purple wing coverts, and bright ultramarine back and rump. The tail is blackish with white tips on the outer three feathers. The underparts are grayish white. The head has an intricate pattern of indigo crown and nape, mostly white face and throat, a blackish purple malar stripe, and iridescent golden green sides of the neck. The eyes are pale red surrounded by bare black skin. Voice: The purple quail-dove's song is "a sustained series of soft, hollow coos, 'whot, WHOO-OO-OIT'."
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When to see the Purple Quail-Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Purple Quail-Dove
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Purple Quail-Dove
The purple quail-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Easily confused with
Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violaceaMale violaceous quail-doves are 20 to 23.5 cm (7.9 to 9.3 in) long and females 21 to 24.5 cm (8.3 to 9.6 in).
White-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon leucometopiaThe white-fronted quail-dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long, and weighs about 171 g (6.0 oz).
Sapphire Quail-DoveGeotrygon saphirinaThe sapphire quail-dove is 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 139 to 199 g (4.9 to 7.0 oz).
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