Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti)

Other Names (World)
Ruddy Ground-Dove, Talpacoti Dove, Cinnamon Dove, Stone Dove, Blue-headed Ground-dove, Ruddy Ground Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
14 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1809)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical heavily degraded former forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (B), USA (B), Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) [XC353901]
by Yair Guillermo Molina Mart\u00ednez. from Reinita Cielo Azul ProAves Reserve, Santander, Colombia (song)

Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) [XC616374]
by Odirlei Vieira da Fonseca from Brotas, Brotas, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Formerly placed in genus Columbigallina. Forms a superspecies with Ecuadorian Ground-dove (Columbina buckleyi).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

eluta (Bangs, 1901) - Pacific coast of Mexico from northern Sinaloa to Chiapas.
rufipennis (Bonaparte, 1855) - East-central Mexico (central Veracruz) through Central America to Colombia and northern Venezuela, as well as Margarita I, Trinidad and Tobago.
caucae (Chapman, 1915) - Cauca Valley of western Colombia.
talpacoti (Temminck, 1809) - Eastern Ecuador and north-western and eastern Peru east to the Guianas, and south through Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil (south to Rio Grande do Sul) to Uruguay and northern Argentina (south to Buenos Aires). Non-breeding visitor to central Chile, including Lake District.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti) - 10 files

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