Blue Ground-dove (Claravis pretiosa)
Brazilian name: Pomba de espelho
Male Blue Ground-dove, Carajás, Pará, Brazil, October 2005 - click for larger image Carajás, Pará, Brazil
October 2005

The Blue Ground-dove is distributed from eastern Mexico through Central America, down the west coast of South America to north-west Peru and, east of the Andes south to northern Argentina and southern Brazil.

Male Blue Ground-dove, Carajás, Pará, Brazil, October 2005 - click for larger image It is found in forest with little or no undergrowth, forest edges and clearings where it feeds on seeds and small insects. It is usually in pairs or small family groups - rarely, if ever, in flocks.

The male, seen here, is bluish-grey with paler grey on the forehead and throat. The primaries are blackish and there are black spots on the wing-coverts and secondaries.

The female is similarly marked but with brown replacing the grey.
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