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Inca Dove

Columbina inca

The Inca Dove is a small, gentle bird with a beautiful, soft gray-brown color. They love to hang out in gardens and parks, where they often walk around looking for seeds to eat.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Inca Dove is a small, slender dove with a proportionally long tail. It has brownish-gray plumage with a distinct scaly appearance created by dark feather edges. The underside of its tail feathers flashes a rich rusty-red when in flight, a key identifying feature.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungColumbiformesFamilieColumbidaeGattungColumbina
Inca Dove
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Inca Dove

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

An Inca Dove can survive a chilly night by huddling together with other doves in a 'pyramid'!

Inca Doves make a soft 'coo-coo' sound, often mistaken for a distant owl!

These tiny birds often walk or run on the ground in groups, rather than flying everywhere!

They build such flimsy nests, sometimes you can see the eggs right through the bottom!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Heat Shield Feathers

Inca Doves have specially adapted feathers that can be fluffed up to release body heat, helping them stay cool in scorching desert sun.

Fähigkeit

Scaly Camouflage

Inca Doves' unique scaly feather pattern provides excellent camouflage, helping them blend seamlessly with dry, sandy ground.

Fähigkeit

Desert Drinker

Inca Doves can drink brackish water, which allows them to survive in arid regions where fresh water sources are scarce.

Maße und Details

Länge
16.5-18 cm
Flügelspannweite
28-30 cm
Gewicht
0.03-0.058 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-7 Jahre
Top Speed
55 km/h
Gelegegröße
2
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny seeds, grains, and some insects make up this dove's meal plan, especially on the ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • grass seeds
  • weed seeds
  • small grains
  • small insects
  • mesquite beans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common predator of small birds in both urban and natural areas.

eaten by

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

Snakes are known to prey on ground-dwelling birds and their nests.

depends on

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Relies on its beans for food and uses the thorny trees for nesting sites.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Inca Dove?

16.5-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Inca Dove?

28-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Inca Dove?

0.03-0.058 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Inca Dove?

4-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Inca Dove?

55 km/h

Was frisst Inca Dove?

Tiny seeds, grains, and some insects make up this dove's meal plan, especially on the ground.

Wo findet man Inca Dove normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Inca Dove?

Foraging

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