Picui Dove (Columbina picui)

Other Names (World)
Picui Dove, Picui Ground-Dove, Long-tailed Ground-dove, White-winged Ground-dove, Steel-barred Dove, Picui Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1813)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui) [XC463486]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Parque Nacional El Palmar, Col\u00f3n, Entre R\u00edos, Argentina (song)

Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui) [XC390472]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Plaza Santa Victoria, Santiago, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (song)

Subspecies
Plumage pattern similar to Croaking Ground-dove (Columbina cruziana), which is probably its closest relative.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

strepitans von Spix, 1825 - North-eastern Brazil in Maranh�o, Piauí, Ceará and Bahia.
picui (Temminck, 1813) - Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil south to Uruguay, southern Argentina (Chubut) and central Chile. Winters north to eastern Peru.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Picui Dove (Columbina picui) - 10 files

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