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Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

The Common Ground Dove is a small, gentle bird with soft brown feathers. They love to walk around on the ground and can often be seen in parks and gardens, looking for seeds to eat.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Common Ground Dove is the smallest dove in North America, with a short tail and a plump, grey-brown body. It has a distinctive scaly pattern on its chest and a blue-gray crown. A flash of rufous primary feathers is visible when it takes flight.

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Common Ground Dove
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Common Ground Dove

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Male ground doves perform a special bobbing dance to impress females.

Their wings make a surprising whistling sound when they fly!

These tiny doves are the smallest found in North America!

They often build flimsy nests directly on the ground or in low plants.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disappearing Act

Common Ground Dove can blend perfectly with the ground because of its mottled plumage, helping it hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Quick-Snack Power

Common Ground Dove has a special crop to store seeds quickly, letting it eat fast and fly to safety from danger.

Fähigkeit

Heat Shield

Common Ground Dove can thrive in hot, dry environments because it excels at conserving water and finding cool, shady spots.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
25-30 cm
Gewicht
0.024-0.04 kg
Lebenserwartung
1-5 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
2
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny doves feast on small seeds and grains, along with tiny berries found on the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • small seeds
  • waste grain
  • tiny berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

A swift hawk that preys on small birds.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Domestic cats are common predators of ground doves.

eats

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

Ground doves readily consume the seeds of this common grass.

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch birds from a distance and not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Ground Dove?

15-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Ground Dove?

25-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Ground Dove?

0.024-0.04 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Ground Dove?

1-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Ground Dove?

50 km/h

Was frisst Common Ground Dove?

These tiny doves feast on small seeds and grains, along with tiny berries found on the ground.

Wo findet man Common Ground Dove normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Common Ground Dove?

Foraging

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