Claravis pretiosa

(Ferrari-Pérez, 1886)

Vernacular names
English : Blue ground-dove
French : Colombe bleutée

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Adults can reach a length of 23 cm for a weight of 80 g. Male is entirely bluish-grey, lighter on breast, with black flight feathers and rows of spots on wings. Female is brown with light belly and dark brown rows of spots on wings.

Range and habitat
This species occurs from east Mexico to most of central America, south to Bolivia, Paraguay, south Brazil and extreme north Argentina. Lives in humid forests, woodlands, forest edges, mangroves, up to 2100 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is globally common except in Trinidad and French Guyana where it is considered rare. Not known to face any threats now.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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