Common Ground Dove

The Common Ground Dove inhabits scrub and other open country. It builds a flimsy stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is fast and direct, with regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general.

The Common Ground Dove is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Aruba, Bermuda, through the southmost United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, to South America, and is found as far south as northern Brazil. The Common Ground Dove inhabits scrub and other open country. It builds a flimsy stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. More

In villages and towns, common ground doves eat bread. Home of Wiki & Reference Answers, the world’s leading Q&A siteReference AnswersEnglish▼English▼ Deutsch Español Français Italiano Tagalog * * Search unanswered questions... * Browse: Unanswered questions | Most-recent questions | Reference library Enter a question here... More

* Common Ground Doves are one of the world's smallest pigeons. * They are rapidly becoming less common in Florida due to ongoing habitat destruction. * A group of doves has many collective nouns, including a "bevy", "cote", "dole", "dule", and "flight" of doves. More

The common ground dove, (Columbina passerina) is the smallest dove in the southern United States and tropical America. It ifeeds on the ground and nests on the ground. It is one of the birds in my yard that helps to provide good year-round bird watching. The common ground dove is a small, stocky dove with a grayish brown body, short neck and dark tail with white tips. The small reddish bill has a black tip. More

The Common Ground Dove is among the smallest species in the family. Pigeons and doves exhibit considerable variations in size. The largest species are the crowned pigeons of New Guinea, which are nearly turkey-sized, at a weight of 2-4 kilograms (4.4-8.8 lbs.) The smallest are the New World ground-doves of the genus Columbina, which are the same size as a House Sparrow and weigh as little as 22 grams. More

Common Ground Dove Adults and juvenile Common Ground-Doves at a water hole. Photo by Jeff Wells A tiny, tan-colored dove with chestnut primaries and scaly-looking head and neck. These birds are commonly seen scooting around the plantings of hotels grounds and in the parking lots of Oranjestad. Common Ground-Dove nest in cactus. More

Common Ground Doves are tiny short-tailed pigeons at 17cm. Their weight is normally about 32g (1oz). Adult birds have grey-brown back and upperwing plumage, with black spotting on their wing coverts. They have a scaly appearance to the breast and head. The tail is brown centrally, with black edges and white corners. The bill is orange, tipped black. In flight, the underwings show extensive chestnut colouration. The adult male has a pink head, neck and breast, and a pink unscaled belly. More

Common Ground Doves feed mainly on seeds, but do eat some insects. Their call is a soft cooing wha-up. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia.org - Related Web Resources: USGS ... Birds of Nova Scotia ... Carl Vinson Institute ... ACME ... Belize Biodiversity Information System ... More

The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Bermuda, through the southmost USA, Mexico and the Caribbean, to South America, and is found as far south as northern Brazil. More

Common Ground Dove- These photos of a juvenile Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) were taken by Martin Reid on Goforth Road, extreme eastern Parker County (west of Fort Worth; 200 yards from Tarrant County), Texas on October 23, 2003. There are only a handful of records for North-central Texas. This is the first record for Parker County. Range Map of Counties Where Observed Photo by Ken Nanney Common Ground Dove. December 17, 1977. Irving, Dallas County. More

Common Ground Dove - Columbina passerinaThe Common Ground-Dove is normally found only in the southern tier of states in the continental U.S., but does tend to wander widely to the north. A quite tame bird, they will often remain sitting in a location until almost stepped upon. Despite the tameness, they are not nearly as "urban" a bird as other doves such as the Inca Dove, and are more often found away from urban areas. More