Small Ground Doves
Columbina
Columbina is a genus that contains seven species of small ground-doves that live in the New World. Species in Columbina have ranges from the southern United States through Central America and much of South America. Columbina doves are normally found in pairs or small flocks. They generally occur in open country. They have maroon irides and pinkish legs. In flight, some species show a distinctive flash of rufous in the wings, while others show black-and-white wing-patterns.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Inca Dove
speciesColumbina inca
Ruddy Ground Dove
speciesColumbina talpacoti
Common Ground Dove
speciesColumbina passerina
Picuí Ground Dove
speciesColumbina picui
Scaled Dove
speciesColumbina squammata
Croaking Ground Dove
speciesColumbina cruziana
Ecuadorian Ground Dove
speciesColumbina buckleyi
Plain-breasted Ground Dove
speciesColumbina minuta
Blue-eyed Ground Dove
speciesColumbina cyanopis
Inca × Common Ground Dove
hybridColumbina inca × passerina
Columbina squammata × talpacoti
hybridColumbina squammata × talpacoti
Columbina passerina × talpacoti
hybridColumbina passerina × talpacoti
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3543.