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Common Ground Dove
Sign in to saveAlso known as Columbina passerina, common ground-dove
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common Ground Dove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.