Pigeons, Doves

Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

The Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) is a 46 g town and farmland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

46 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

22

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Belize, Venezuela, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, United States, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, GF, Uruguay.

Where to see it: 2a calle, Lotificación Minerva. (El Salvador); Parque Simon Bolivar (Venezuela); Pointe des Roches / Plages des Roches (French Guiana); Georgetown Botanical Gardens (Guyana); Route de Guatemala - Ouest du carrefour (French Guiana).

Photo: (c) Ricard Busquets Reverte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist