---
title: "Bare-faced Ground Dove"
description: "Metriopelia ceciliae — Aves. The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bare-faced-ground-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bare-faced Ground Dove

> Metriopelia ceciliae — Aves. The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

- Scientific name: *Metriopelia ceciliae*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1081
- Wikidata: [Q917147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3316](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3316)

## Names

- en: Bare-faced Ground Dove
- de: Nacktgesichttäubchen
- es: Palomita moteada
- fr: Colombe de Cécile
- nl: Naaktoogpunaduif
- pl: Żółtook łuskowany

## Countries with the most observations

BO (511), PE (328), AR (86), CL (41)

## Summary

The bare-faced ground dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Bare-faced Ground Dove](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bare-faced-ground-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215813647

## Machine access

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