SCALED DOVE Scardafella squammata
A distinctive little Ground-Dove with a surprisingly local distribution, common in some areas but absent from other areas with apparently suitable habitat. Scaled Doves walk with a wobble, as do many of their close relations, but they have inherited the habit of cocking the tail up in the air when walking. In flight the rufous bases to the primaries are conspicuous.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2380PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2381PH) Adult, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2382PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2925PH) Adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo September 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2383PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2384PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2383PH) upperwing (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2385PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John T. Smit January 2011  http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2386PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2385PH) head detail (John T. Smit January 2011  http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE2387PH) Adult on nest,  Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hugo del Castillo March 2008).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2388VI) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith December 2009).
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Scardafella squammata
1 (FPAVE2389RE) song  recorded Aguara-Ñu, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Juan Mazar Barnett January 1998).
2 (FPAVE2390RE) Two birds counter-singing , Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
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