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Bare-faced ground dove

Metriopelia ceciliae (R. Lesson, 1845)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 54.8 g to 55.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bare-faced ground dove

Weight
55.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bare-faced ground dove live?

Not recorded

What is the bare-faced ground dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Bare-faced ground dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bare-faced_ground_dove&oldid=1379929830), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bare-faced ground dove endangered?

The bare-faced ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the bare-faced ground dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusMetriopelia
  7. SpeciesMetriopelia ceciliae (R. Lesson, 1845)
Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Bare-faced ground-doveEnglish
  • Bare-faced ground-doveEnglish
  • Bare-faced ground-doveEnglish
  • يمام الأرض عاري الوجهArabic
  • tórtora terrestre de CeciliaCatalan
  • holoubek naholícíCzech
  • holoubek peruánskýCzech
  • turtur ddaear wynepfoelWelsh
  • BrilledueDanish
  • NacktgesichttäubchenGerman
  • nudvizaĝa grundokolomboEsperanto
  • Palomita cascabelitaSpanish
  • Palomita moteadaSpanish
  • Tortolita bolivianaSpanish
  • Tortolita MoteadaSpanish
  • rünka-puunatuviEstonian
  • andienkolokyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe de CécileFrench
  • Tourteline de CécileFrench
  • zlatnolici golubCroatian
  • csupaszszemű galambocskaHungarian
  • Tortorina faccianudaItalian
  • アカガオハシリバトJapanese
  • akiniuotoji metropelijaLithuanian
  • NaaktoogpunaduifDutch
  • støvbadedueNorwegian
  • żółtook łuskowanyPolish
  • rolinha-d'óculosPortuguese
  • rolinha-de-olho-amareloPortuguese
  • rolinha-de-parpados-amarelosPortuguese
  • Очковая земляная горлицаRussian
  • Гологлазая земляная горлицаRussian
  • dudlavec skalnýSlovak
  • Severni golooki golubićSerbian
  • glasögonmarkduvaSwedish
  • glasögonsparvduvaSwedish
  • Çıplak Gözlü Yer KumrusuTurkish
  • горличка перуанськаUkrainian
  • 裸脸地鸠Chinese
  • 裸臉地鳩Chinese

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Relatives of the bare-faced ground dove

Other species in the same genus Metriopelia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bare-faced ground dove?

An adult bare-faced ground dove weighs 55.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bare-faced ground dove endangered?

The bare-faced ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the bare-faced ground dove?

The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bare-faced-ground-dove

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{bare_faced_ground_dove_2026,
  title = {Bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bare-faced-ground-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}