Yungas dove

The Yungas dove is monotypic.[2] However, the southern population has sometimes been suggested as a distinct subspecies.[4] The Yungas dove and the grey-fronted dove (L. rufaxilla) are sister species.[3]

The Yungas dove is 29 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) long. The adult's forehead is grayish and its crown bluish gray. The eye is very dark and is surrounded by white feathers; the rest of the face is buff or pinkish buff. Its upperparts and tail are a dark ruddy brown with a purple gloss on the hindneck and upper mantle. Its breast and the sides of the neck are grayish pink lightening to white on the belly. The adult sexes are similar; the juvenile is duller and its wing coverts appear scaly.[4]

The Yungas dove is found in the Bolivian and Southern Andean Yungas on the east slope of the Andes of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It inhabits humid subtropical and tropical woodlands including secondary forest. It is also found in semi-arid Prosopis woodlands. In elevation it ranges between 900 and 2,800 m (3,000 and 9,200 ft).[4]

The IUCN has assessed the Yungas dove as being of Least Concern.[1] However, it is "generally uncommon in much of its range" and its biology and ecology are very poorly known.[4]