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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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenColumbiformesFamiliaColumbidaeGéneroColumbina

Common Ground Dove

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 15-18 cm
Envergadura: 25-30 cm
Peso: 0.024-0.04 kg
Esperanza de vida: 1-5 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2
Incubación: 12-14 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

small seeds
waste grain
tiny berries

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.