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Geotrygon montana

Photo by caribemotion
Location: Monte Plata, 2009

[edit] Identification

19-28 cm. Rust back, facial mask and wings. The breast, rump and undereye stripe are lighter brown.

[edit] Distribution

West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Woodland and scrub forest.

[edit] Behaviour

2 buff coloured eggs are laid on a flimsy platform built on a shrub. Some nests are built on the ground.

They are ground feeders and the diet includes seeds. It will also take small invertebrates.

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