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Adult bridled quail-doves are mostly brown. They have a bold white stripe across the face below the eye and a small white patch on the throat. The male's head and nape are iridescent green which becomes blues and violets on the lower neck and upper back; females have less iridescence. The tail is
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Bridled quail-doves usually forage singly or in pairs and also sometimes in larger groups. They probe and toss leaf litter on the forest floor searching for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates such as snails and insects. These birds have also been documented to eat
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predation by introduced mammals are all known to have influenced the populations on one or more islands. In Puerto Rico, it is “the highest territorial priority species in need of conservation measures."
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The bridled quail-dove is or was found from Puerto Rico south and east through the Lesser
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273:standard deviations
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