Bare-faced Ground-Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)

Other Names (World)
Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Bare-eyed Ground-dove, Cecilia's Dove, Spectacled Dove, Yellow-eyed Dove, Bare-faced Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1845)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,000 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Species known to dust-bathe, rare in pigeons.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Bare-faced Ground Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) [XC18380]
by Israel Aragon from Willcarpay - near Cusco City, Peru (flight call)

Bare-faced Ground Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) [XC18394]
by Andrew Spencer from Willcarpay - near Cusco City, Peru (flight call)

Subspecies
Related to Moreno's Ground-dove (Metriopelia morenoi). Subspecies obsoleta doubtfully valid. Subspecies zimmeri commonly listed as gymnops, but this name is preoccupied.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

ceciliae (Lesson, 1845) - Western Peru.
obsoleta (Zimmer, JT, 1924) - Eastern Peruvian Andes in upper Marañón Valley and its tributaries in northern Peru (south to La Raya).
zimmeri Peters, JL, 1937 - Extreme southern Peru through Bolivia to northern Chile (Tarapacá) and north-western Argentina (Salta, Jujuy).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bare-faced Ground-Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) - 10 files

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