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Sapphire Quail-Dove

Geotrygon saphirina Bonaparte, CLJL 1855

The sapphire quail-dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Geotrygon
Scientific:
  Geotrygon saphirina

Original description

Citation:
  Bonaparte, CLJL 1855

Reference:
   Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 40 p.101

Protonym:
  Geotrygon saphirina

Type locality:
  Rio Napo, Ecuador.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26391#page/111/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B6C1516E4419055C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B6C1516E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B6C1516E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177189

Geographic range:

  • Geotrygon saphirina saphirina: tropical eastern Ecuador to southeastern Peru and far western Amazonian Brazil
  • Geotrygon saphirina rothschildi: southeastern Peru (Marcapata Valley)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Sapphire Quail-Dove
Catalan:
Colom-guatlla safir
Czech:
holub safírový
Danish:
Safirvagteldue
German:
Saphirtaube
Spanish:
Paloma perdiz zafiro
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Perdiz Zafiro
Finnish:
palettiviiriäiskyyhky
French:
Colombe saphir
Croatian:
safirni golub
Hungarian:
zafír földigalamb
Italian:
Tortora quaglia zaffiro
Japanese (romaji):
kurohigeuzurabato
Japanese:
クロヒゲウズラバト
Lithuanian:
Mėlynasis putpelinis karvelis
Dutch:
Saffierkwartelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktvakteldue
Norwegian:
Praktvakteldue
Polish:
błyskotek szafirowy
Portuguese:
Juriti-safira
Portuguese (Brazil):
Juriti-safira
Portuguese (Portugal):
rola-perdiz-safira
Russian:
Сапфировая перепелиная горлица
Slovak:
holubec zafírový
Serbian:
Safirni prepeličji golub
Swedish:
safirvaktelduva
Ukrainian:
Голубок сапфіровий
Chinese:
青蓝鹑鸠
Chinese (Traditional):
寶藍鶉鳩

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sapphire Quail-Dove ( Geotrygon saphirina)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.52:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Geotrygon [saphirina or purpurata] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Colom-guatlla safir
Czech: holub safírový
Danish: Safirvagteldue
German: Saphirtaube
English: Sapphire Quail Dove, Sapphire Quail-dove, Sapphire Quail-Dove (Sapphire)
English, HBW: Sapphire Quail-dove
English (IOC): Sapphire Quail-Dove
English (United States): Sapphire Quail-Dove
Esperanto: Safira koturnokolombo
Spanish: Paloma perdiz zafiro, Paloma-perdiz Zafirina, Paloma-perdiz Zafiro
Spanish (Colombia): Paloma-perdiz Zafirina
Spanish (Ecuador): Paloma Perdiz Zafiro
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Perdiz Zafiro
Spanish (HBW): Sapphire Quail-Dove
Spanish (Peru): Paloma-Perdiz Zafiro
Estonian: safiir-töbituvi
Finnish: palettiviiriäiskyyhky
French: Colombe saphir, Colombe saphir (saphirina), Zénaïde saphir
Croatian: safirni golub
Hungarian: zafír földigalamb
Italian: Tortora quaglia zaffiro
Japanese (romaji): kurohigeuzurabato
Japanese: クロヒゲウズラバト
Kirghiz: сапфир жер көгүчкөнү
Scientific: Geotrygon saphirina, Geotrygon saphirina saphirina, Geotrygon saphirina saphirina/rothschildi, Osculatia saphirina
Lithuanian: Mėlynasis putpelinis karvelis
Dutch: Saffierkwartelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktvakteldue
Norwegian: Praktvakteldue
Polish: blyskotek szafirowy, błyskotek szafirowy
Portuguese: Juriti-safira
Portuguese (Brazil): Juriti-safira
Portuguese (Portugal): rola-perdiz-safira
Russian: Сапфировая перепелиная горлица, Сапфировый земляной голубь
Slovak: holubec zafírový
Serbian: Safirni prepeličji golub
Swedish: Safirvaktelduva
Turkish: Safir renkli bıldırcın kumrusu
Ukrainian: Голубок сапфіровий
Chinese: 青蓝鹑鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 寶藍鶉鳩

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