Blue-headed quail-dove
| Blue-headed quail-dove | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Starnoenas Bonaparte, 1838 |
| Species: | S. cyanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Starnoenas cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The blue-headed quail-dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Starnoenas.[2] It is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are swamps and moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Starnoenas cyanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks. Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.