Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa)

Other Names (World)
Blue Ground-Dove, Ashy Dove, Cinereous Dove, Blue Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
18.50 - 21.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ferrari-P�rez, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,620 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Eastern Mexico (from eastern San Luis Potosí) through Central America to Panama, then southern from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas, west of Andes to north-western Peru, and east of Andes to Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Blue Ground Dove (Claravis pretiosa) [XC221147]
by John V. Moore from Campamento R\u00edo Lacandon, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Blue Ground Dove (Claravis pretiosa) [XC754905]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Sinop, Cascalheiras - Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa) - 10 files

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