| Tuxtla Quail-Dove | |
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| 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 |
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The Tuxtla Quail-Dove (Geotrygon carrikeri) or Veracruz Quail-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to pristine montane rainforest in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas of Mexico's Veracruz state. It was once considered a subspecies of the Purplish-backed Quail-Dove of Central America.
Its natural habitats are lowland and montane tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.