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Blue Ground-Dove

Claravis pretiosa · Columbidae · Columbiformes

Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records30,414in 5 countries
Most seen inBelize14,505 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Blue Ground-Dove
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About

Blue Ground-Dove in brief

The blue ground-dove (Claravis pretiosa) is a bird of the Columbidae family — species of bird.

Across the 5 countries we cover it has 30,414 published records, most of them from Belize, Panama and Guatemala. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in September 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

Belize14,505 records · best Mar, Apr
Panama7,149 records · best Mar, Feb
Guatemala4,703 records · best May, Mar
Venezuela2,782 records · best Jan, Feb
Nicaragua1,275 records · best Mar, Apr
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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