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Puerto Rican Quail-Dove (Geotrygon larva)
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PRB-0397Columbiformes

Puerto Rican Quail-Dove

Paloma Perdiz Extinta de Puerto Rico

Geotrygon larva

ExtinctIUCN NE · Not assessed or unresolved

Puerto Rican Quail-Dove is part of Puerto Rico’s documented avifauna. This profile connects its island occurrence with taxonomy, habitat, life history, and conservation evidence.

FamilyColumbidaePigeons and Doves
Puerto Rico occurrenceExtinctPrehistoric / subfossil supplement
Primary habitatInferred forest floor and dense understoryInferred forest floor and dense understory
Primary dietNot resolved
Average massNot resolvedGlobal trait estimate
MovementNot resolved

Island profile

Catalog scopePrehistoric / subfossil supplement

About the Puerto Rican Quail-Dove

Puerto Rican Quail-Dove is part of Puerto Rico’s documented avifauna. This profile connects its island occurrence with taxonomy, habitat, life history, and conservation evidence.

Conservation

Not assessed or unresolved

Global and Puerto Rico-specific conservation references are kept separate in this compilation.

Global IUCN
NE
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
Inferred forest floor and dense understory
Elevation
Not resolved
Nest
Not resolved
Clutch
Not resolved
Social behavior
Not resolved

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This bird belongs to 8 paths through the atlas.

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

Research note: Early-Holocene subfossil species; original combination Oreopeleia larva.