Ruddy Ground-dove
(Columbina talpacoti)

Ruddy Ground-dove, Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Brazil

The Ruddy Ground-dove is distributed from Mexico, through Central America to almost the whole of South America south to northern Chile and northern Argentina. It is found in a wide variety of generally humid habitats such as woodland, gardens, cultivated fields, marshland and forest edges.

Ruddy Ground-dove, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2002 - click for larger image Its pale grey head contrasts with the rufous body and there are black spots on the wings. The female, seen here on the right, is duller with less contrast.

It feeds on seeds which it picks off the ground.

Ruddy Ground-dove, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image
Ruddy Ground-dove, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image
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