Cinnamon Ground-Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula)

Other Names (World)
Cinnamon Ground-Dove, Goldenheart, Red-throated Ground-dove, Rufous Ground-dove, Chestnut Quail-dove, Rufous Quail-dove, Yellow-and-brown Quail-dove, Cinnamon Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Pucheran, 1853)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland aqnd montane moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A faint, frog-like trill 'brrrr'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Cinnamon Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) [XC268077]
by id from Kwatu Lodge (clearing location), Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Cinnamon Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) [XC268078]
by Frank Lambert from Kwatu Lodge (clearing location), Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to the bleeding-heart superspecies (Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) and allies) and sometimes isolated with them in the subgenus Gallicolumba.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

rufigula (Pucheran, 1853) - Western Papuan Is.
septentrionalis (Rand, 1941) - Northern New Guinea east to Huon Gulf.
helviventris (von Rosenberg, HKB, 1866) - Southern New Guinea from R Waitakwa east to R Fly; Aru Is.
alaris Rand, 1941 - Southern New Guinea east to Karimui (Chimbu Province).
orientalis (Rand, 1941) - South-eastern New Guinea, west to R Mambare and R Angabunga.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cinnamon Ground-Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) - 10 files

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