About the Blue Ground Dove
The blue ground dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad in the Caribbean.
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Blue ground doves are small pigeons, 20 cm long with a weight of 65–72 g. Adult males have blue-grey upperparts and paler grey underparts, becoming grey-white on the face. The flight feathers and outer tail feathers are blackish, and the wings are boldly spotted black (these spots often forming distinct bands). The iris is red or yellow, the bare eyering is green, and the legs are flesh-pink. The female has a grey-brown head neck and breast, becoming pale blue-grey on the underwings and belly. The back is ruddy brown, contrasting with the chestnut rump and tail.
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What the Blue Ground Dove sounds like
Where the Blue Ground Dove lives
When to see the Blue Ground Dove
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaThe scaled pigeon is 36 cm (14 in) long and weighs normally about 290 g (10 oz).
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaThe tambourine dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Pink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernansThe pink-necked green pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon, measuring 25 to 30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) in length and weighing around 105–160 g (3.7–5.6 oz).
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