Blue-eyed ground dove

Blue-eyed ground dove
Blue-eyed Ground-dove (above)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columbina
Species: C. cyanopis
Binomial name
Columbina cyanopis
(Pelzeln, 1870)
Approximate ranges

       Extant (resident)
       Possibly extinct

Synonyms
  • Oxypelia cyanopis

The blue-eyed ground dove (Columbina cyanopis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Cerrado region of Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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