Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 11,079
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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, but can still fly.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common ground dove”.