Uropelia campestris
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In 3 days <5%
The long-tailed ground dove (Uropelia campestris) is a species of bird in the dove and pigeon family, Columbidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. The long-tailed ground dove is the only member of its genus. It shares characteristics with both Columbina and Claravis doves but cannot be placed definitively in either. It is monotypic according to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and Clements taxonomies, but the Handbook of the Birds of the World adds subspecies U. c. figginsi to the nominate.
The long-tailed ground dove is 15.7 to 17.7 cm (6.2 to 7.0 in) long. The adult male's forehead and crown are bluish gray. Its upperparts are brown with a pinkish tinge on the hindneck. The folded wing shows two iridescent purple bands and a row of large purplish black spots. The throat and breast are pinkish mauve fading to white on the belly. The long tail's central feathers are brown and the outer ones black with white tips. The eye is gray to blue surrounded by bare yellow to orange skin. The adult female's eye surround is paler than the male's; its underparts are paler pink, its hindneck and shoulders more olive-brown, and the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Ground-Dove sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 281st most-seen of the 308 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 Long-tailed Ground-Dove in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed 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.
Only Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, in our data
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-tailed Ground-Dove sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Columbidae
The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Ground-Dove that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (family Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves) are White-tipped Dove (about 70%), Pale-vented Pigeon (about 60%) and Picazuro Pigeon (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
