Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Black-winged Ground-dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) - HBW 4, p. 167
French: Colombe à ailes noires
German: Weißbugtäubchen
Spanish: Palomita Alinegra
Taxonomy: Columba Melanoptera Molina, 1782, Chile.
Related to M. aymara. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saturatior Chubb, 1917 - Andes of SW Colombia (from Pasto, in Nariño) and Ecuador.
- melanoptera (Molina, 1782) - Peru (from at least upper Marañón Valley) and Bolivia to Chile (S to Colchagua) and W Argentina (S to Santa Cruz and W Chubut); also NE Isla Grande in Tierra del Fuego.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A frontal view of a juvenile perched on a branch - the yellow patch in front and below the eye is just beginning to develop Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp melanoptera)
Greg Baker 10 November 2011 18 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird sitting on the roof of a building on the paramo. Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 12 November 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 4 -
A pair feeding on the ground Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp melanoptera)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2003 7 years ago 27 sec 4 -
An adult sitting on a rock Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp melanoptera)
Greg Baker 6 November 2011 18 weeks ago 13 sec 3.8 -
Five birds on a rock, four flying away Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp melanoptera)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2003 7 years ago 7 sec 3.7 -
A large group feeding on short grass Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp melanoptera)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2003 7 years ago 31 sec 3.6
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Male (?) near entrance Prov. Park
Locality Aconcagua Provincial Park, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Kees Scharringa 12 February 2012 7 weeks ago 3.9 -
Adult bird
Locality Ruinas de Quilmes, Tucumán Province, Argentina
Kees Scharringa 6 February 2012 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
A pair of birds resting on rock.
Locality Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Patricio Mackenzie 23 June 2011 47 weeks ago 3 -
Adult bird on the ground.
Locality Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 14 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Copahue Provincial Park, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 March 2008 2 years ago 2 -
A pair
Locality Neuquén Province, Argentina
Ulises Ornstein 1 December 2009 2 years ago 1.8
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