Bridled quail-dove

Bridled quail-dove
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geotrygon
Species: G. mystacea
Binomial name
Geotrygon mystacea
(Temminck, 1811)

The bridled quail-dove (Geotrygon mystacea) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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