Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris)

Other Names (World)
Ochre-bellied Dove, Buff-bellied Dove, Ochraceous-bellied Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
23 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapman, 1914

Habitat
Dry deciduous, wet lower montane, semi-deciduous cloud-forest, humid cloud-forest, evergreen moist forest, heavily degraded forest, scrub and hedges. Mainly at 500-1,800 m, but also to sea-level and occasionally 2,625 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Andes and lowlands from south-western Ecuador (Manabí) to north-western Peru (Tumbes, Piura).

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

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearing, overgrazing, hunting, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A distinctive throaty 'rrroowww', repeated at ten-second intervals.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) [XC621275]
by Jerome Fischer from Guayas: Pigio Forest, Cerro Blanco, Ecuador (song)

Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) [XC4149]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Bosque Protector El Tundo, Sozoranga, Loja, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Grey-chested Dove (Leptotila cassinii) and Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Partially sympatric White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) is obviously larger.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ochre-bellied Dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) - 10 files

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