Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Blue Ground-Dove

Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa

Described by: Ferrari-Perez (1886)
Alternate common name(s): Blue Ground Dove, Ashy Dove, Cinereous Dove
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Carajás, Pará, Brazil - Oct, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  near Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica - Feb 3, 2007 © Elidier Vargas  near Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico - Jul 31, 2007 © Gary Kurtz 
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Range

Central America s. to se. tropical South America;
Se. Mexico from e. San Potosi, s. Tamaulipas and Chiapas s. on both slopes to Costa Rica (Osa Peninsula, Puerto Jimenez), Panama and from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana s. w. of Andes to nw. Peru (Piura) and e. of the Andes through e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, s. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina), Minas Gerais (Caraça), Pará (Carajás), Santa Catarina) and n. Argentina (Salta, Jujuy, Tucuman and Misiones).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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