All birds/Columbidae/Key West Quail-Dove

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PRB-0045Columbiformes

Key West Quail-Dove

Paloma Perdiz Áurea

Geotrygon chrysia

ResidentIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Key West quail-dove (Geotrygon chrysia) is a species of bird from the doves and pigeon family Columbidae. It is probably most closely related to the bridled quail-dove.

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FamilyColumbidaePigeons and Doves

Puerto Rico occurrenceResidentAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatDry and moist forest; dense understory; karstDry and moist forest; dense understory; karst

Primary dietSeedOmnivore

Average mass160.5 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentTerrestrial

Sound archive

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XC100148Recording 1 of 3song

SpectrogramGeotrygon chrysia

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Sound recorded by Paul van Els · XC100148 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Key West Quail-Dove

The Key West quail-dove (Geotrygon chrysia) is a species of bird from the doves and pigeon family Columbidae. It is probably most closely related to the bridled quail-dove.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Dry and moist forest; dense understory; karst
Elevation: 0–500 m
Nest: Ground; Shrub / bush / vine
Clutch: 2–2 eggs
Social behavior: Not resolved

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This bird belongs to 6 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyPigeons and Doves (Columbidae)16 birds →

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: DD in 2004 Regulation 6766; not in cited 2026 DNER table