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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
22/05/2024 02:44:58 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Blue-headed Quail-Dove*
Id (Atlas):
Starnoenas cyanocephala
Introduced
Description (10 )
Blue-headed Quail-Dove
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Other Names (World)
Blue-headed Quail-Dove, Blue-headed Ground-pigeon, Black-bearded Dove
Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
Size
30 - 33 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat
Undergrowth of lowland forest including swampy areas, and occasionally in highland forest.
Cuba (B).
Cuba; formerly also I of Pines. Also recorded in southern Florida in past, but probably only as vagrant. Repeatedly introduced to Jamaica in the past, but never established there.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and hunting are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Generally in pairs, but larger congregations have been recorded. Forages in dense forest and on tracks.
Food
Seeds, berries and snails.
Voice
Distinctive, two phrase call 'uuu-up, uuu-up', last note of each rising and ending abruptly.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)... )
Listen to XC410108
Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala ) [XC410108 ]
by id from Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba (song)
Listen to XC256747
Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala ) [XC256747 ]
by Julia Wittmann from Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba (song)
Subspecies
Probably related to Geotrygon , and sometimes included within that genus.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Blue-headed Quail-Dove see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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