Claravis pretiosa
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The blue ground dove (Claravis pretiosa) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad in the Caribbean. The blue ground dove is relatively common in open woodland, forest edges, clearings and roadsides, especially in more humid areas. It is found from sea level to about 1200 m altitude. It builds a flimsy dish nest of twigs 1–11 m high in a tree and lays two white eggs.
Blue ground doves are small pigeons, 20 cm long with a weight of 65–72 g. Adult males have blue-grey upperparts and paler grey underparts, becoming grey-white on the face. The flight feathers and outer tail feathers are blackish, and the wings are boldly spotted black (these spots often forming distinct bands). The iris is red or yellow, the bare eyering is green, and the legs are flesh-pink. The female has a grey-brown head neck and breast, becoming pale blue-grey on the underwings and belly. The back is ruddy brown, contrasting with the chestnut rump and tail. The spots in the wings are chestnut-brown. Young birds resemble the female, but have ruddy scaling on the back... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Antwerp Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 5 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Burgers' Ocean | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Royal Burgers' Zoo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 8 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 11 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 12 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 13 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Zoo Lagos | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 15 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Aquatopia | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Ground-Dove sighting in Cochabamba on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Ground-Dove in Cochabamba on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Cochabamba's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 100 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Ground-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Blue Ground-Dove sightings, Cochabamba ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Guayaquil (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Ground-Dove that you can see in Cochabamba (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Eared Dove (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 50%) and Picuí Ground-Dove (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Cochabamba (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
