It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Sapphire Quail-Dove.

The Tuxtla Quail-Dove of Mexico was once considered part of this species.

It was formally considered a subspecies of the Grey-headed Quail-Dove, and some taxonomists still consider the relationship unchanged.

The Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Grey-headed Quail-Dove may refer to the following species split by the AOU in 2004:

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon caniceps (endemic to Cuba)

The Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.

White-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon leucometopia (endemic to Hispaniola)

The Key West Quail-Dove breeds in the Bahamas and, except for Jamaica, throughout the Greater Antilles.

Compared with the Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) which occurs on Puerto Rico too the tarsometatarsi are more slender.

The amount of the unearthed material led to the assumption that the Puerto Rican Quail-Dove might have been a common bird before the arrival of the first settlers.

Puerto Rican Quail-Dove, Geotrygon larva (Puerto Rico, West Indies)

The Puerto Rican Quail-Dove (Geotrygon larva) is an extinct species of dove from the genus of Quail-doves (Geotrygon).

Alexander Wetmore: An Additional Record for the Extinct Porto Rican Quail-Dove In: Auk Vol.

According to Alexander Wetmore who described this species it was related to the Grey-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) which occurs on Cuba and on the Dominican Republic.

Other plant and animal species that have been restored and protected include the red-legged tortoise, the Bridled Quail-dove, the Caribbean flamingo, the White-crowned Pigeon, Eggers' mallow tree, the Virgin Islands euphorb, Hohenberg's ground bromeliad, and a unique bromeliad found nowhere else.

Remains of the Puerto Rican Quail-Dove were unearthed in the caves Cueva Clara and Cueva Catedral near Morovis, in the cave Cueva Toraño at Utuado and in a kitchen midden near Mayagüez on Puerto Rico.

The Sapphire Quail-Dove (Geotrygon saphirina) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon caniceps (endemic to Cuba)

The Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons.

White-fronted Quail-Dove, Geotrygon leucometopia (endemic to Hispaniola)

Compared with the Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana) which occurs on Puerto Rico too the tarsometatarsi are more slender.

Puerto Rican Quail-Dove, Geotrygon larva (Puerto Rico, West Indies)

According to Alexander Wetmore who described this species it was related to the Grey-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon caniceps) which occurs on Cuba and on the Dominican Republic.

The Puerto Rican Quail-Dove (Geotrygon larva) is an extinct species of dove from the genus of Quail-doves (Geotrygon).