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Birdsong field guide

Bridled Quail-Dove

Geotrygon mystacea

A secretive, ground-dwelling columbid of the Caribbean, distinguished by a striking white facial stripe and iridescent neck plumage.

What it sounds like

A low, mournful, and resonant 'whooo-oo' or 'hwooo' that rises slightly in pitch and volume.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Étienne Leroy · FranceCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Its common name refers to the prominent white 'bridle' stripe extending from the gape across the cheek.
Primarily terrestrial, it forages through leaf litter for seeds, fallen fruits, and occasionally small invertebrates.
Highly sedentary and shy, it typically prefers to escape threats by running into dense undergrowth rather than taking flight.
The species displays vivid metallic green and purple-magenta iridescence on the sides of the neck and upper mantle.
Nesting occurs in low vegetation or vines, where it constructs a flimsy platform of twigs to hold two cream-colored eggs.

Habitat

Understory of tropical dry forests, moist broadleaf forests, and coastal scrub, often on limestone substrates.

Range

The Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and localized areas of the Greater Antilles including eastern Puerto Rico.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Crested Quail-DoveGeotrygon versicolor Gray-fronted Quail-DoveGeotrygon caniceps Key West Quail-DoveGeotrygon chrysia Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata Purple Quail-DoveGeotrygon purpurata Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana Sapphire Quail-DoveGeotrygon saphirina Violaceous Quail-DoveGeotrygon violacea

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