[3] Specimens of bridled quail-dove from several islands had mean weights between 208 and 224 g (7.3 and 7.9 oz) with fairly large standard deviations.

These data and measurements of various body parts suggest that the species "has low morphometric variance across its distribution.

[3] The bridled quail-dove is or was found from Puerto Rico south and east through the Lesser Antilles to Saint Lucia.

They probe and toss leaf litter on the forest floor searching for seeds, fallen fruits, and invertebrates such as snails and insects.

Habitat loss, hunting, natural disasters such as hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, and predation by introduced mammals are all known to have influenced the populations on one or more islands.