Palau Ground Dove

Palau Ground DoveThis ground dove lives on Palau’s islands. A male specimen was described with a grey head and breast and a bronze-toned back.What does it look like?In Baker’s adult male specimen, the head and breast are ashy grey, the nape is rusty, and the upperparts are bronze-olive with metallic-purple tips on small wing feathers.How does it live?This ground dove lives on Palau’s islands. A male specimen was described with a grey head and breast and a bronze-toned back.In Baker’s field notes, the dove moved quickly through forest litter while pecking for food. When flushed, it flew a short distance and dropped back into cover; examined stomachs contained hard seeds.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.