Tuxtla Quail-dove

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Tuxtla Quail-dove
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geotrygon
Species: G. carrikeri
Binomial name
Geotrygon carrikeri
Wetmore, 1941

The Tuxtla Quail-dove (Geotrygon carrikeri) or Veracruz Quail-dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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