Alternative name: Moustached Quail Dove
- Geotrygon mystacea
Identification
24-30 cm
Male
- Dull blue green forehead, crown, nape and hindneck
- Iridescent amethyst mantle, abdomen, upperback
- Dark olive brown back, wing shields, rump and uppertail coverts
- Reddish brown primary flight feathers
- White chin and throat
- Grey sides of neck and breast
- Dull green iridescence on sides of breast
- Broad white stripe below the eye bordered by brown
- White belly
- Reddish brown flanks and vent
- Orange-red or yellow iris
- Red orbital skin
- Reddish purple bill with greenish horn tip
- Coral red legs and feet
Female: duller with less iridescence
Juvenile: olive brown with cinnamon feather edges, no iridescence
Distribution
Caribbean: found from Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to Lesser Antilles (south to St. Lucia).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies beattyi is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Dry forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2 buff or cream eggs which are incubated for 14 to 16 days. The young fledge within two weeks.
Diet
Ground feeders, their diet consists mainly of seeds and snails.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- internationaldovesociety
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bridled Quail-Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bridled_Quail-Dove
External Links
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