Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Blue-eyed Ground Dove (Columbina cyanopis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Blue-eyed Ground Dove (Columbina cyanopis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Blue-eyed Ground Dove

Columbina cyanopis

Blue-eyed Ground Dove is a pigeon in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes) — Columbina cyanopis, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Columbina cyanopis
Taxonomy
Aves · Columbiformes · Columbidae · Columbina

Appearance

Its lower breast, belly, flanks, shoulders, and back are browner. Its vent and undertail coverts are white. The closed wing shows dark brown and chestnut with iridescent blue spots.

The blue-eyed ground dove is 15.5 cm (6.1 in) long.

Range and habitat

The blue-eyed ground dove inhabits open savannah and grasslands in the Brazilian cerrado. It is endemic to the Cerrado region of Brazil.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

No information on the blue-eyed ground dove's feeding behavior or diet has been published. No information is available on the blue-eyed ground dove's breeding phenology.

In crisis

The IUCN has assessed the blue-eyed ground dove as Critically Endangered. "This species is very rare with only few recent records, suggesting that the total population is extremely small. As of 2019, the blue-eyed ground dove population is estimated to fall between 50 - 249 mature individuals.

A continuing decline is inferred from rapid rates of habitat loss in the region. The wild dogs and threats keep the doves away, that researchers believe is a major factor in the species endangerment." The first photos of the species was taken in May 2016 in Minas Gerais after a sighting of at least 12 individuals in June 2015.

Blue-eyed Ground Dove is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Blue-eyed Ground Dove, Wikidata item Q882374. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Blue-eyed Ground Dove?
Blue-eyed Ground Dove is a pigeon in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes) — Columbina cyanopis.
What is the conservation status of Blue-eyed Ground Dove?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Columbina cyanopis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Blue-eyed Ground Dove live?
The blue-eyed ground dove inhabits open savannah and grasslands in the Brazilian cerrado.
Why is Blue-eyed Ground Dove in crisis?
As of 2019, the blue-eyed ground dove population is estimated to fall between 50 - 249 mature individuals.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Columbina cyanopis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Blue-eyed Ground Dove a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.