Cinnamon ground dove

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Cinnamon ground dove

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Gallicolumba
Species:	G. rufigula
Binomial name
*Gallicolumba rufigula* (Pucheran, 1853)

The cinnamon ground dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) also known as golden-heart dove, red-throated ground dove or golden-heart pigeon is a species of ground-dwelling dove in the genus Gallicolumba.

It is native to New Guinea.

Description

The Cinnamon ground dove is around 22–24 cm long and can weigh anywhere from 121-137g. It has a red 'blushing' mark on its head with a light brown, grey colour covering its over-body it has a yellow marking on its belly which is surrounded by white. Some have blue markings on their heads and body. This Medium-sized ground dove, mostly inhabitant of lowland forests and foothills. Their reddish back and wings punctuated by pale grey-blue diagonal motifs that truly made them much different than other birds in the same species.

Voice

A faint call sounding like a trill, the bird also has a soft purring sound that lasts for a few seconds.

Diet

The cinnamon ground dove's diet consists mainly of insects but also feeds on fallen fruits, seeds and even ground worms. It's way of scavanging is through the leaf litter that lies on the ground to find most of its food. This particular bird relies heavily on foods that are mostly found on the ground.

Subspecies

Gallicolumba rufigula alaris
Gallicolumba rufigula helviventris
Gallicolumba rufigula orientalis
Gallicolumba rufigula rufigula
Gallicolumba rufigula septentrionalis

References

^ BirdLife International (2018). "Gallicolumba rufigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22691009A130176182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22691009A130176182.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Information on Gallicolumba rufigula

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Taxon identifiers
Gallicolumba rufigula	Wikidata: Q739963 Wikispecies: Gallicolumba rufigula ADW: Gallicolumba_rufigula Avibase: B4901E1BF1D631A4 BirdLife: 22691009 BOW: cigdov2 CoL: 6JXG9 eBird: cigdov2 GBIF: 2495243 iNaturalist: 3157 IRMNG: 10195546 ITIS: 177260 IUCN: 22691009 NCBI: 977965 Observation.org: 72545 Open Tree of Life: 538000 TSA: 7215 Xeno-canto: Gallicolumba-rufigula

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