The Grey-fronted Quail-Dove is considered endemic to Cuba, where it is generally a rare and local resident, although the species is still comparatively numerous in parts of the west of the island, especially on the Zapata Peninsula.
It was previously considered a subspecies of the Grey-headed Quail-Dove, which is now split into the Grey-fronted Quail-Dove, endemic to Cuba, and the White-fronted Quail-Dove, endemic to Hispaniola.

Soplillar, Playa Larga area, Cuba, 10 January 2016