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Bare-faced Ground-Dove

Metriopelia ceciliae · Columbidae · Columbiformes

Best monthsMay · Oct–Novmost records
Records19,525in 3 countries
Most seen inPeru13,112 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Bare-faced Ground-Dove
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About

Bare-faced Ground-Dove in brief

The bare-faced ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a bird of the Columbidae family — species of bird.

Across the 3 countries we cover it has 19,525 published records, most of them from Peru, Bolivia and Chile. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Peru13,112 records · best Oct, May
Bolivia3,212 records · best Oct, May
Chile3,201 records · best Nov, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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