Metriopelia ceciliae
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ground-Dove sighting in Lima on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-faced Ground-Dove in Lima on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Bare-faced Ground-Dove sightings, Lima ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arequipa (Peru, about 40%), La Paz (Bolivia, about 30%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%).
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Bare-faced Ground-Dove that you can see in Lima (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are Pacific Dove (about 90%), Croaking Ground-Dove (about 60%) and Rock Pigeon (about 60%), 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 Lima (10 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.
