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White-fronted Quail-Dove
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White-fronted Quail-Dove
Geotrygon leucometopia
The white-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon leucometopia) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the island of Hispaniola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the article White-fronted quail-dove on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The white-fronted quail-dove is about 28 cm (11 in) long, and weighs about 171 g (6.0 oz). The adult has a bold white forehead ("front"), and the rest of its head is slate gray. The sides of its neck have a reddish purple or violet cast that sometimes extends onto the gray breast. The lower belly is reddish. The upperparts are a darker gray than the head and have a metallic purplish blue sheen. Its eyes are red. Juveniles are browner than adults, and do not have the purple sheen on the neck and breast.
Range & habitat
The white-fronted quail-dove is confirmed to exist only in a few areas in the west of the Dominican Republic. Unconfirmed historical accounts placed it in adjoining southeastern Haiti as well. It inhabits low elevation subtropical forests, montane forest possibly as high as 1,800 m (5,900 ft), and a few arid areas with cactus and scrub.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The white-fronted quail-dove's diet is seeds and small invertebrates like insects, grubs, and caterpillars.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144554.