common ground dove
columbina passerina latin

Common Ground Doves can become sexually active within 79 days after hatch.

The Common Ground Dove lives in open areas that have trees and bushes.

Common ground doves seem to hold territories but they are rarely aggressive when dealing with intruders.

The Common Ground Dove has a yellow beak with a black tip.

The Common Ground Dove shows some sexual dimorphism in their plumage.

The Common Ground Dove call can be described as soft whoops that increase in pitch.

The Common Ground Dove mates with its partner indefinitely.

They lack the scaled appearance to the feathers of the similar and typically more abundant Common Ground Dove.

The Common Ground Dove has chestnut primaries and wing borders, which can only been seen when the bird is flying.

The Common Ground Dove is member of the genus Columbina, which are the new world ground doves.

The Common Ground Dove is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States.

The Common Ground Dove is North America's smallest dove and is one of the world's smallest by mass.

The Common Ground Dove is a ground gleaner as such it forages on the ground feeding on vegetation, seeds and fruits.

Common Ground Doves can pull water into their mouth and swallow it with lifting their heads, which is a common feature shared with other members of its family.

The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.

Similar to Columbina passerina nigrirostris but the lower part of the beak is red.

They are darker brown than Columbina passerina pallescens and have shorter wings as well.

They have darker feathers then Columbina passerina pallescens.

Columbina passerina exigua (Riley, 1905): Found only on Mona Island near Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.