Black-winged Ground Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera)

Black-winged Ground-Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera)

About Black-winged Ground Dove (Metriopelia melanoptera)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Doves and Pigeons
Family: Pigeons and Doves

The black-winged ground dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It lives in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and is usually found in grassy areas near tree lines but roosts in Polylepis forest and Puya colonies. Throughout most of its range, it occurs at altitudes between 2,000 and 4,400 m but between 900 and 4,900 m in Chile. It moves to lower elevations in winter.

Source: Wikipedia