Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Blue Ground-dove (Claravis pretiosa) - HBW 4, p. 165

French: Colombe bleutée German: Schmucktäubchen Spanish: Tortolita Azulada
Other common names: Ashy/Cinereous Dove

Taxonomy: Peristera pretiosa Ferrari-Pérez, 1886, Brazil.
Monotypic.

Distribution: E Mexico (from E San Luis Potosí) through Central America to Panama, then S from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas, W of Andes to NW Peru, and E of Andes to Bolivia, N Argentina, Paraguay and S Brazil.