LC
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass 211 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 164,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 4.6 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'uncommon' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant native yes
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) extant native yes
Curaçao (to Netherlands) extant native yes
Dominica extant native yes
Guadeloupe (to France) extant native yes
Martinique (to France) extant native yes
Montserrat (to UK) extant native yes
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant native yes
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) extant native yes
St Barthelemy (to France) extant native
St Kitts and Nevis extant native yes
St Lucia extant native yes
St Martin (to France) extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to UK) extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Antigua and Barbuda Christian Valley
Antigua and Barbuda Wallings Forest
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) Saba
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) The Quill, Sint Eustatius
Guadeloupe (to France) Forestry massif of Basse-Terre island
Guadeloupe (to France) Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin's eastern coastline
Martinique (to France) Forêts du Nord et de la Montagne Pelée
Martinique (to France) Pitons du Carbet
Martinique (to France) Presqu'île de la Caravelle
Montserrat (to UK) Centre Hills
Montserrat (to UK) Northern Forested Ghauts
Montserrat (to UK) South Soufriere Hills
Puerto Rico (to USA) Vieques
St Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Central Forest Reserve
St Lucia Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis
St Lucia Mandelé Protected Landscape
St Martin (to France) Pic Paradis
Virgin Islands (to UK) Great Tobago
Virgin Islands (to USA) Virgin Islands National Park

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Dry major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 700 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bridled-quail-dove-geotrygon-mystacea on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.