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Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Columbina minuta
Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta) — Pigeons & Doves of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta) is a member of the Columbidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 32.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Columbina
- Species minuta
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.6 g
- Diet
- Seed-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family, part of the order Columbiformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.6 g, with a wing length of about 7.6 cm and a tail of around 5.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 7.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plain-breasted Ground Dove?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is a small bird that weighs around 32.6 g.
Where does the Plain-breasted Ground Dove live?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Plain-breasted Ground Dove belong to?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove (Columbina minuta) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Plain-breasted Ground Dove eat?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Does the Plain-breasted Ground Dove migrate?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plain-breasted Ground Dove endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Plain-breasted Ground Dove make?
1 real field recording of the Plain-breasted Ground Dove — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Plain-breasted Ground Dove's range?
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove has a mapped global range of about 7.1 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.