Birds of Venezuela

○   ←   COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)   →
Genus: Columbina (4 species, 9 worldwide)

Columbna are small doves with short tails, around 17 cm., often seen on or close to the ground.


Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta minuta)
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia
  Note grey tail and small size (latin name minuta). 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Common Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina passerina)
John Lloyd State Park, Dania Beach, Florida, USA
  Note scaled chest. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Scaled chest.

Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata ridgwayi)
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ruddy Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) Male
Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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

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