Birds of Nicaragua


Inca Dove (Columbina inca) Carara National Park, Costa Rica
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Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta minuta) Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia Note grey tail and small size (latin name minuta).
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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina passerina) John Lloyd State Park, Dania Beach, Florida, USA Note scaled chest.
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Scaled chest.


Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) Male Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia
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Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) Female ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
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Male is ruddy colored with grey head, while female is more uniform lighter brown. Usually common and often seen inside cities.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba

Birds of Nicaragua BETA