Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea)

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1811)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Antigua and Barbuda (B), Dominica (B), Guadeloupe (B), Martinique (B), Montserrat (B), Netherlands Antilles (B), Puerto Rico (B), St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia (B), Virgin Islands (British) (B) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (B) (NB).

Puerto Rico and Virgin Is through most of Lesser Antilles from Saba and Barbuda south to St Lucia (absent from Anguilla, St Martin, Barbados, St Vincent, Grenadines and Grenada).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea) [XC444769]
by Jesse Fagan from Guana Island, Tortola, United Kingdom (song)

Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea) [XC590923]
by id from near Praslin, St Lucia (song)

Subspecies
Like most of congeners, formerly placed in genus Oreopeleia. Forms a superspecies with Key West Quail-Dove (Geotrygon chrysia).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea) - 10 files

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