RUDDY QUAIL-DOVE Geotrygon montana
Deep in the undergrowth of humid forest lurks this other-worldly looking dove. His steep forehead and strange eye give him an odd expression, but if you get the chance to study it in the field then you have been extremely lucky, this is not a bird that likes to be seen!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2575PH) Adult male found dead, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Sjeff Ollers October 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2576PH) Adult female, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2577PH) Upperwing same individual (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2578PH) Underwing same individual (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Geotrygon montana
1  (FPAVE2579RE) call   recorded Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel March 2006).
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