Purple-winged Ground-Dove

19-23 cm. Male is dark blue-gray above, paler below. Two broad bands of purplish blue across the folded wing, and a smaller purplish band across the lesser wing coverts. Central tail feathers grey, the outermost tail feathers white, the rest grayish white. <NThe female is brown, lighter below, with lighter purple wingbands. The voice is described as "oo-OOT" ^121 . Since I never had the chance to hear or record this species, I have added the call of /Claravis montedoura which forms a superspecies with /Claravis godefrida with the assumption that the calls of these two taxa might be similar. Forages in dense bamboo forest. The preferred food is bamboo seeds: also eats fruits. Was found outside the breeding season in small groups. Teresopolis November <10> December. Nest in bushy tree. At the verge of extinction. Occurs in dense forests and forest borders with bamboo Guadua, Chusquea . Dependent on large areas of bamboo forests which are now fragmented and reduced in size. The remaining tracts seem to be too fragmented for a food specialist such as this dove. Was apparently still common in the late 1800 around Rio de Janeiro. Originally throughout. Recently seen in Estado Rio de Janeiro at<8E>Itatiaia<8E> and<8E>Serra dos Org<C4>os: formerly<8E>Cantagalo, Nova Friburgo. In Estado S<C4>o Paulo recently seen only at<8E>Ubatuba, Boraceia ^122 . Up to 1400 meters Forms a superspecies with /Claravis montedoura . For more information see ^168 3443 Calls of /Claravis montedoura , July 17, 2000, Carpish Tunnel, Huanuco, Peru, foggy,. 15<91>C.: 12169 >: