Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Bare-faced Ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) - HBW 4, p. 167
French: Colombe de Cécile
German: Nacktgesichttäubchen
Spanish: Palomita Cascabelita
Other common names: Bare-eyed Ground-dove, Cecilia’s/Spectacled/Yellow-eyed Dove
Taxonomy: Columba (Chamœpelia) Ceciliœ [sic] Lesson, 1845, Peru.
Related to M. morenoi. Race obsoleta doubtfully valid. Race zimmeri commonly listed as gymnops, but this name is preoccupied. Species known to dust-bathe, rare in pigeons. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ceciliae (Lesson, 1845) - W Peru.
- obsoleta (Zimmer, 1924) - E Peruvian Andes in upper Marañón Valley and its tributaries in N Peru (S to La Raya).
- zimmeri J. L. Peters, 1937 - extreme S Peru through Bolivia to N Chile (Tarapacá) and NW Argentina (Salta, Jujuy).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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rear view perched on ground Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp zimmeri)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2011 20 weeks ago 18 sec 4 -
two birds on rock face Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp zimmeri)
Martin Kennewell 26 November 2011 20 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a wall Locality Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima Department, Peru (ssp ceciliae)
Keith Blomerley 18 May 2003 4 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
A small flock and individuals foraging on the ground Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp zimmeri)
Greg Baker 10 November 2011 18 weeks ago 25 sec 3.8 -
An individual sitting on a rock Locality Socoroma, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp zimmeri)
Greg Baker 9 November 2011 18 weeks ago 20 sec 3.8 -
Three birds perched on the window sill of an abandoned caravan Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp zimmeri)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 17 sec 3.7
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Bird resting.
Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Patricio Mackenzie 8 November 2011 27 weeks ago 3.7 -
A adult bird resting on a ground.
Locality Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 14 June 2009 22 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bare-faced Ground-Dove on a rock in Chancay Valley near Lima
Locality Chancay Valley, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
Bare-faced Ground-Dove on a rock.
Locality Chancay Valley, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
One adult bird perched.
Locality Cusco Department, Peru
Carlos Gussoni 8 November 2011 26 weeks ago 3 -
A bird walking on a log.
Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Ken Havard 21 November 2006 1 year ago 3
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