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This dove is about 21 cm (8.3 in) long. The forehead and lores are ashy grey, and the crown is dark slaty. The nape and upper mantle are chestnut. The lower mantle is olive and has bronze reflections. The flight feathers are dark brown and rufous, and there is a purple patch on the wing coverts. The throat is pearly grey, and the breast is ashy grey. The abdomen is blackish brown. The upper tail has green and blackish feathers, and the under tail is blackish. The eyes are dark brown, the beak is blackish, and the legs are red.
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When to see the Palau Ground Dove
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Palau Ground Dove
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Palau Ground Dove
The Palau ground dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Palau, living in forests. The IUCN has assessed it as an endangered species.
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Easily confused with
White-breasted Ground DovePampusana jobiensisThe white-breasted ground dove, white-bibbed ground dove, or purple ground dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
White-fronted Ground DovePampusana kubaryiThe white-fronted ground dove or Caroline Islands ground dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Polynesian Ground DovePampusana erythropteraThe Polynesian ground dove is a small, plump ground dove that displays sexual dimorphism.
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