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Purple-winged Ground Dove

Paraclaravis geoffroyi

FAMILY

Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

LAST DOCUMENTED

1985

(39 years)

REGION

South America

IUCN STATUS

Critically Endangered

Last Documented

The last wild specimen (with a date) was collected outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in January 1985 (Lees et al. 2021).

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