Distribution

Ruddy Quail-Dove is widespread in the lowlands of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico south, west of the Andes, to southwestern Ecuador, and, east of the Andes, to northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. It also occurs throughout the Greater Antilles, and in the Lesser Antilles on the larger forested islands, except for Bardados, south to Grenada.

In Mexico Ruddy Quail-Dove occurs north to southern Sinaloa and to southern Tamaulipas (28 Friedmann, H., L. Griscom, and R. Moore (1950). Distributional checklist of the birds of Mexico, Part I. Pacific Coast Avifauna 29. Close , 29 Webster, F. S., Jr. (1974). Resident birds of the Gomez Farias Region, Tamaulipas, Mexico. American Birds 28: 3–10. Close , 9 Howell, S. N. G., and S. Webb (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA. Close ) . On the Pacific slope, the distribution extends south to central El Salvador (30 Thurber, W. A., J. F. Serrano, A. Sermaño, and M. Benitez (1987). Status of uncommon and previously unreported birds of El Salvador. Western Foundation for Verterbrate Zoology, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Close ), but it appears to be absent from southern El Salvador and is absent or very local on the Pacific slope of Nicaragua. Central America in occurs on both slopes from Mexico south to El Salvador (9 Howell, S. N. G., and S. Webb (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA. Close ). It is present only on the Atlantic slope of Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as in Costa Rica and Panama; the distribution on the Pacific slope resumes in southern Costa Rica (31 Stiles, F. G., and A. F. Skutch (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, USA. Close , 9 Howell, S. N. G., and S. Webb (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA. Close ).

None reported.