INVESTIGADORES
ARETA Juan Ignacio
artículos
Título:
THE VOICES OF THE HIGH-ANDEAN METRIOPELIA GROUND-DOVES
Autor/es:
ARETA JI; MONTELEONE D
Revista:
ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL
Editorial:
NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOC
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 22 p. 219 - 227
ISSN:
1075-4377
Resumen:
The four currently recognized species of Metriopelia ground-doves, Black-winged Ground-Dove (M. melanoptera), Golden-spotted Ground-Dove (M. aymara), Bare-faced Ground-Dove (M. ceciliae),and Bare-eyed Ground-Dove (M. morenoi) have frequently been considered silent. So far, vocalizationshave been recorded only for M. melanoptera. We provide the first evidence of vocal soundproduction in M. ceciliae and M. morenoi, and comment on the presence of vocalizations in M. aymara.All Metriopelia species vocalize. Their very unusual acoustic features for Neotropical doves (rapid frequencymodulation, broad-band, and high emphasized frequency) can be easily linked to the barredenvironments they inhabit. Nesting, plumage, and vocal data is consistent with former taxonomic treatmentsplacing M. ceciliae and M. morenoi in the genus Gymnopelia.
