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title: "Black-winged Ground Dove"
description: "Metriopelia melanoptera — Birds. The black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-winged-ground-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-winged Ground Dove

> Metriopelia melanoptera — Birds. The black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

- Scientific name: *Metriopelia melanoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 989
- Wikidata: [Q1263498](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263498)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3320](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3320)

## Names

- en: Black-winged Ground Dove
- de: Weißbugtäubchen
- es: Palomita cordillerana
- fr: Colombe à ailes noires
- nl: Grote punaduif
- pl: Żółtook duży

## Countries with the most observations

AR (313), CL (264), EC (138), PE (122), BO (96)

## Summary

The black-winged ground dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) 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 (6,600 and 14,400 ft) but between 900 and 4,900 m (3,000 and 16,100 ft) in Chile. It moves to lower elevations in winter.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-winged_ground_dove

## Photo

![Black-winged Ground Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-winged-ground-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194214041

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-winged-ground-dove?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).