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Paraclaravis
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<p><i>Paraclaravis</i> is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> that contains two <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of <a href="/facts/Doves/HXY1GUHj">doves</a> that live in the <a href="/facts/Neotropics/CHrCzFbK">Neotropics</a>, with ranges in <a href="/facts/Middle_America_(Americas)/kwdF3a8j">Middle America</a> and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. <i>Paraclaravis</i> doves have red eyes and pink legs, and the <a href="/facts/Plumage/7QrTsra5">plumages</a> of the males are primarily light grey-blue, and the females are primarily brown. Both sexes have a series of distinctive spots or bands on the wings. They are fairly <a href="/facts/Arboreal/6C5AeQ2y">arboreal</a> for ground doves. <i>Paraclaravis</i> doves have a distinct fast and rocking flight pattern. They are found alone, in pairs or in small flocks in forests. Both species are generally local and rare, and appears to be associated with flowering <a href="/facts/Bamboo/wGPJ2cEA">bamboo</a>. </p><p>The genus contains two species, which were formerly included with the <a href="/facts/Blue_ground_dove/e9FwuABN">blue ground dove</a> in the genus <i>Claravis</i>: </p> Genus <i>Paraclaravis </i> – Sangster, Sweet & Johnson, 2018 – two species<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Common name</th><th scope="col">Scientific name and subspecies</th><th scope="col">Range</th><th scope="col">Size and ecology</th><th scope="col">IUCN status and estimated population</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Maroon-chested ground dove</th><td><i><a href="/facts/Paraclaravis_mondetoura/Nb27qwp3">Paraclaravis mondetoura</a></i> (Bonaparte, 1856)Six subspecies<ul><li><i>P. m. ochoterena</i> <a href="/facts/Adriaan_Joseph_van_Rossem/hmkWvhuW">van Rossem</a> (1934)</li><li><i>P. m. salvini</i> <a href="/facts/Ludlow_Griscom/r9wcRA0x">Griscom</a> (1930)</li><li><i>P. m. umbrina</i> Griscom (1930)</li><li><i>P. m. pulchra</i> Griscom (1930)</li><li><i>P. m. mondetoura</i> <a href="/facts/Charles_Lucien_Bonaparte/PunLn0Xz">Bonaparte</a> (1856)</li><li><i>P. m. inca</i> van Rossem (1934)</li></ul></td><td>Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela</td><td><i>Size</i>: <i>Habitat</i>: <i>Diet</i>:</td><td><a href="/facts/Least-concern_species/8u7koV5r"> LC </a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Purple-winged ground dove</th><td><i><a href="/facts/Paraclaravis_geoffroyi/KBzE4xBN">Paraclaravis geoffroyi</a></i> (Temminck, 1811)</td><td>south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and northern-eastern Argentina (Misiones only)</td><td><i>Size</i>: <i>Habitat</i>: <i>Diet</i>:</td><td><a href="/facts/Critically_endangered/UI5nTQwF"> CR </a></td></tr></tbody></table>