Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
Least Concern
Yungas Dove (Leptotila megalura)
Taxonomy
French: Colombe à face blanche German: Yungastaube Spanish: Paloma montaraz de las Yungas
Other common names:
White-faced Dove,
Long-tailed Dove
Taxonomy:
Leptoptila [sic] megalura
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1879,Tilotilo, Yungas, Bolivia
.Distribution:
Andes in N, E & S Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Tarija) and NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucumán, La Rioja).
Descriptive notes
29–32 cm. Easily confused in the field with L. verreauxi due to similar colour pattern; however, present species generally darker and more ruddy brown above;... read more
Voice
Song consists of four (occasionally five) mournful monotonous notes on same pitch, with emphasis on... read more
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical humid regions, including alder woods, coppice and second growth; also semi... read more
Food and feeding
No information available.
Breeding
Little information. Nests in bushes or trees. Typical clutch is 2 cream-coloured eggs.
Movements
No information. Presumably sdentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Generally uncommon through much of its range, but common in Yungas, e.g. at Vila-Vila in Cochabamba and Calilegua in Jujuy. Very poorly known and... read more
S populations sometimes awarded separate race, saturata, on basis of stronger ruddy tinge. Monotypic.