Columbina cyanopis (Pelzeln, 1870)
Blue-eyed ground-dove
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1992?
Rediscovered in ?
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
von Pelzeln, A. (1868-1870). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens. Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835, parts I-IV. Vienna: Pichler’s Witwe & Sohn.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012). Columbina cyanopis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 09 February 2015.
Collar, N. J., Gonzaga, L. P., Krabbe, N., Madroño Nieto, A., Naranjo, L. G., Parker, T. A. & Wege, D. C. (1992) Threatened birds of the Americas: the ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. Cambridge, UK: International Council for Bird Preservation.
Parker, T. A. & Willis, E. O. (1997) Notes on three tiny grassland flycatchers, with comments on the disappearance of South American fire-diversified savannas. Orn. Monogr. 48: 549-555.
Tobias, Joseph A., Butchart, Stuart H. M. and Collar, Nigel J. (2006). Lost and found: a gap analysis for the Neotropical avifauna. Neotropical Birding [2006]: 4-22.
http://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cientistas-redescobrem-especie-ave-desaparecida-ha-75-anos-,1871624
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-incredibly-rare-bird-has-been-rediscovered-in-brazil
https://www.rainforesttrust.org/project/first-protection-rediscovered-blue-eyed-ground-dove/
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/back-dead-story-blue-eyed-ground-dove?