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;[[:Category:Claravis|Claravis]] pretiosa | ;[[:Category:Claravis|Claravis]] pretiosa | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 20 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Blue-grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Pale grey underparts | ||
| + | *Greyish-white face | ||
| + | *Black flight feathers and outer tail feathers | ||
| + | *Black spots on wings | ||
| + | *Red or yellow iris | ||
| + | *Bare green eye ring | ||
| + | *Pink legs<br /> | ||
| − | + | '''Female''' | |
| − | + | *Greyish-brown head, neck and breast | |
| + | *Pale blue-grey underwings and belly | ||
| + | *Reddish-brown back | ||
| + | *Chestnut rump and tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Central America''': South-eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí), [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Trinidad]]<br /> | |
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], to southern [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], and northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
| − | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Humid open woodland, forest edges, clearings and roadsides, to 1200 m. | + | Humid open woodland, forest edges, clearings and roadsides, montane forest to 1200 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It builds a | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | It builds a frail dish-shaped twiggy nest. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds and insects. | The diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the scientific name: | ||
{{GSearch|Claravis+pretiosa}} | {{GSearch|Claravis+pretiosa}} | ||
| + | Search the Gallery using the common name: | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Blue Ground Dove"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Claravis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Claravis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 3 May 2022
Male above, female below
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015
- Claravis pretiosa
Identification
20 cm
Male
- Blue-grey upperparts
- Pale grey underparts
- Greyish-white face
- Black flight feathers and outer tail feathers
- Black spots on wings
- Red or yellow iris
- Bare green eye ring
- Pink legs
Female
- Greyish-brown head, neck and breast
- Pale blue-grey underwings and belly
- Reddish-brown back
- Chestnut rump and tail
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: South-eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí), Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid open woodland, forest edges, clearings and roadsides, montane forest to 1200 m.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a frail dish-shaped twiggy nest. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.
Diet
The diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Ground Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Ground_Dove
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery using the common name:
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
