About the Ruddy Ground Dove
The ruddy ground dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Brazil, Peru and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Individual birds can sometimes be seen in the southwestern USA, from southern Texas to southernmost California, primarily during winter.
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It measures 12–18 cm (4.7–7.1 in) in length and weighs about 35–56 g (1.2–2.0 oz). The male, with reddish brown feathers, dominant color on the adult's body, in contrast to the head, bluish gray. The female is all brown. In both sexes, on the wing there are a series of black spots on the feathers. The chicks come out with traces of the plumage of each sex. Subspecies It has 4 subspecies, only one of which occurs in Brazil: Columbina talpacoti caucae (Chapman, 1915) - occurs in the Colca River valley in western Colombia.
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Where the Ruddy Ground Dove lives
When to see the Ruddy Ground Dove
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerinaThe common ground dove is North America's smallest and one of the world's smallest by mass.
Inca DoveColumbina incaVoice: 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.
Picui Ground DoveColumbina picuiThe Picui ground dove is 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 42 to 59 g (1.5 to 2.1 oz).
Side by side: Common Ground Dove vs Ruddy Ground Dove · Inca Dove vs Ruddy Ground Dove · Picui Ground Dove vs Ruddy Ground Dove
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