Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tórtora terrestre blavosa |
| Czech | holoubek šedomodrý |
| Dutch | Blauwe Grondduif |
| English | Blue Ground Dove |
| English (United States) | Blue Ground Dove |
| French | Colombe bleutée |
| French (France) | Colombe bleutée |
| German | Schmucktäubchen |
| Japanese | ソライロアルキバト |
| Norwegian | blydue |
| Polish | siniaczek plamisty |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pararu-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pararu-azul |
| Russian | Голубая земляная горлица |
| Serbian | Plavi livadski golubić |
| Slovak | dudlavec belasý |
| Spanish | Tortolita Azulada |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Palomita Azulada |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Tortolita Azulada |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tortolita Azul |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Turquita Azul |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tórtola Azul |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tortolita Azul |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Palomita azulada |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tortolita Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tortolita azulada |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Palomita Azul |
| Swedish | blå markduva |
| Turkish | Mavi Yer Kumrusu |
| Ukrainian | Талпакоті сірий |
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Version: 1.0 — Published July 29, 2011
Behavior
Introduction
Little information. Primarily forages on the ground, as do other ground-doves, but readily perches in trees. Also roosts in trees, and the male may sing from "high treetops" (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Little information on metabolism. Mean body temperature in Brazil for adult males 42.6º C ± 1.0º (n = 45, range 40.4-44.4º C), and for females (all ages) 42.7º C ± 1.1º (n = 49, range 40-44.7º C) (Oniki and Willis 1999).
Territoriality
Sexual Behavior
Little information. Skutch (1959) described an apparent courtship display: a male, perched on a horizontal branch, spread and elevated the tail, drooped the wings, and strutted back and forth. The male also appeared to regurgitate food for the female both before and after copulation.
Social and interspecific behavior
Usually solitary or in pairs, although occasionally in groups of up to 40 (Stiles and Skutch 1989, Howell and Webb 1995).
