Metriopelia ceciliae
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The bare-faced ground dove and its sister species Moreno's ground dove (Metriopelia morenoi) were previously placed in genus Gymnopelia. However, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World considers M. c. obsoleta to be "doubtfully valid".
The bare-faced ground dove is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 66 g (2.3 oz). The nominate subspecies is brown or grayish brown above, with white or buffy tips on feathers giving a spotted appearance. Its neck and breast are gray with a reddish or pinkish tinge and its belly is buffy. The outer tail feathers are black with white tips. The eye is blue or bluish white surrounded by bare yellow to orange skin that is itself surrounded by narrow black feathers. Male and female plumages are essentially alike though the female's breast is less pink. Juveniles are similar to the adults. M. c. obsoleta is paler and grayer than... Wikipedia →
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Peru · 2009
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Zoológico de Oruro | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ground-Dove sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ground-Dove in La Paz on a given day, against about 20% in January and October, the lowest months. Those are among La Paz's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bare-faced Ground-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Bare-faced Ground-Dove sightings, La Paz ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Arequipa (Peru, about 40%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Bare-faced Ground-Dove that you can see in La Paz (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Spot-winged Pigeon (about 90%), Eared Dove (about 80%) and Rock Pigeon (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bare-faced Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (131 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.
