The Golden-spotted Ground Dove is a member of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru and is rarely observed below 2,500 m.
It can be identified by the cluster of iridescent golden bronze spots on the lesser coverts.
We saw the bird near Laguna de los Pozuela near the border with Bolivia during our tour of northwest Argentina in October 2018.
Red list category – Least Concern
Subspecies – monotypic