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The Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala) is a bird found in Cuba. Found in Cuba. It eats seeds and nuts, fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Blue-headed Quail-Dove lives

Found in Cuba.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts50%
• 🍎 Fruit30%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Recorded by GABRIEL LEITE (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC975441. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Where does the Blue-headed Quail-Dove live?

The Blue-headed Quail-Dove lives in Cuba. Found in Cuba.

What does the Blue-headed Quail-Dove eat?

seeds and nuts (about 50%), fruit (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Blue-headed Quail-Dove endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.