Species profile
Bare-faced Ground Dove
Metriopelia ceciliae
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are Peru to n Chile.
- Scientific name
- Metriopelia ceciliae
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Metriopelia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Bare-faced Ground Dove in your journal
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Related species in Columbidae
- Adamawa Turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- African Green-pigeon (Treron calvus)
- African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Columba amboinensis)
- Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus)