White-fronted quail-dove

The white-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon leucometopia) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola; it is possibly extirpated from Haiti.

White-fronted quail-dove
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geotrygon
Species:
G. leucometopia
Binomial name
Geotrygon leucometopia
(Chapman, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Oreopeleia caniceps leucometopia
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