Avibase: Metriopelia aymara (Golden-spotted Ground Dove)

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Golden-spotted Ground Dove

Metriopelia aymara (Prévost, F 1840)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Cristian Pinto	2019-08-02	Visviri, Tarapacá & Arica y Parinacota (Chile) (4100 m)	female, flight call, male, mechanical sound - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	498319 xeno-canto.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Joseph Tobias and Nathalie Seddon	11-12-05	Caracollo, La Paz, BO, La Paz (Bolivia) (3900 m)	song (B) - track T663. Habitat: Xerophytic puna gully. Weather: Clear, sunny. Perch height: 2 to 10m. Distance to observer: 5 to 15m. Id-ed by: Sight. Sex of main vocalizer: ?. Number vocalizing: group of 5 then single bird.	73825 xeno-canto.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-04-21	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	655769713 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Sjoerd Mayer	12-04-1994	Campsite between Río Mulatos and Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia (Bolivia) (3800 m)	Wing sounds when flushed (B) - A single bird on the first part, about ten on the second. Early morning.	2468 xeno-canto.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Niels Krabbe	2009-03-20	, Jujuy (Argentina)	-	248326 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pam Rasmussen	2026-02-11	, General Lagos (Chile)	-	652776867 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Niels Krabbe	2007-04-19	, Salta (Argentina)	-	248127 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-05-09	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	657055848 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pam Rasmussen	2026-02-11	, General Lagos (Chile)	-	652776865 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Nick Athanas	06/12/2006	Laguna de los Pozuelos, Jujuy, Jujuy (Argentina) (3680 m)	wing whirs (B) - Wing noises from two birds flushing. Lots of wind noise filtered out.	13000 xeno-canto.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pam Rasmussen	2026-02-11	, General Lagos (Chile)	-	652776866 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP - COLLAGUA BIRDER	2024-03-19	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	616273119 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-05-09	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	657055846 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP - COLLAGUA BIRDER	2025-09-17	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	642103014 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Eduardo Allasi Condo - COAP	2023-08-24	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	607602931 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Niels Krabbe	21-03-2009	Jujuy: 6 km S Laguna Pozuelos , Jujuy (Argentina) (3690 m)	wing noise of single taking off (C) - Tape ref. B 113	32214 xeno-canto.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-04-21	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	655698798 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-05-20	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	658182969 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-05-09	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	657055844 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP - COLLAGUA BIRDER	2025-09-17	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	642103015 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Niels Krabbe	2009-03-21	, Jujuy (Argentina)	-	248344 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-06-01	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	659046721 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP	2026-05-09	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	657055843 macaulaylibrary.org
Golden-spotted Ground Dove - Metriopelia aymara	Pedro Allasi Condo - COAP - COLLAGUA BIRDER	2024-03-19	, Arequipa (Peru)	-	616273120 macaulaylibrary.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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