Shy Ground Dove

Pampusana stairi (Gray, GR, 1856)

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa

Shy Ground Dove has been recorded at 17 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ofu Beach National ParkAmerican Samoa11 records
Pupu-Pue NP – Coastal WalkSamoa10 records
Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji10 records

More places

Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji7 records
Vunisea – Road NorthFiji4 records
Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji3 records
Lower Sauma Ridge TrailheadAmerican Samoa2 records
Apia – Mt. Vaea & Robert Louis Stevenson MuseumSamoa2 records
Nakobelevu – Waterbutt to PylonFiji2 records
Mt Talau National ParkTonga1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Fiji American Samoa Samoa Tonga

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Shy Ground Dove live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Fiji (southwestern Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (northeast of Fiji), Savaii, Upolu and Aleipata (east of Upolu, western Samoa), Manua group (American Samoa, central Polynesia) and Tonga (south-central Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Fiji, American Samoa and Samoa.

When is the best time to see the Shy Ground Dove?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Shy Ground Dove endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Shy Ground Dove as Least Concern.

What family is the Shy Ground Dove in?

It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.

At a glance

Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Pacific Ocean: Fiji (southwestern Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (northeast of Fiji), Savaii, Upolu and Aleipata (east of Upolu, western Samoa), Manua group (American Samoa, central Polynesia) and Tonga (south-central Polynesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2