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Inca Dove vs Picui Ground Dove

Inca Dove (Columbina inca)

Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Small48 gUrban

Voice: The song, a forceful cooing rendered variously as cowl-coo, POO-pup, or NO-hope, may be given from a tree, wire, or other open, high perch such as a television aerial.

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Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0
Picui Ground Dove (Columbina picui)

Picui Ground Dove

Columbina picui

Small47 gUrban

The Picui ground dove is 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 42 to 59 g (1.5 to 2.1 oz). The nominate adult male's forehead and throat are whitish with a narrow black stripe in front of the eye. Its crown and nape are gray that becomes brownish gray on the shoulders, back, rump, and central tail feathers. The folded wing appears pinkish fawn with two white bands bordered by black. The neck and breast are pinkish gray and the belly white. The adult female is duller with less pink. Voice: The Picui ground dove's song is "a series of evenly-spaced, low-pitched cooing notes...cuWOOo...cuWOOo...cuWOOo...".

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Photo: Gonzalo Roget · CC BY 4.0

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