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Common Ground Dove
Rolita
Columbina passerina
The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground walking but still has the ability to fly.
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Sound recorded by GABRIEL LEITE · XC998932 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Common Ground Dove
The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground walking but still has the ability to fly.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- Dry woodland; scrub; grassland; farms and urban edge; Dry scrub and open habitats on Mona
- Elevation
- 0–2500 m
- Nest
- Half cup / shallow · Ground; Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
- Clutch
- 2–2 eggs
- Social behavior
- Singly and pairs
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Evidence trail
Sources, media & further reading
Research note: Older DRNA karst assessment endemic-subspecies list; confirm current authority | Older DRNA treatment; validate current subspecies recognition