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Geotrygon chrysia
SUBFAMILY
Columbinae
TAXONOMY
Geotrygon chrysia Bonaparte, 1855, Florida. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Colombe ajoues blanches; German: Bahamataube; Spanish: Paloma-Perdiz Barbiqueja.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
11 in (28 cm), 6.2 oz (175 g). White face, chestnut brown above, grayish white beneath.
DISTRIBUTION
Greater Antilles, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. Formerly bred in Florida keys.
HABITAT
Wooded areas.
BEHAVIOR
Not known.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Feeds in leaf-litter seeds, small fruits, insects, grubs, and caterpillars.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Not known.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
Hunting pressure exists.

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