Columbina
- Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
A small dove with a square-tipped tail and subtle male-female differences in plumage. It lives in open areas from western Ecuador to far southern Colombia and northern Peru.
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
Male Croaking Ground Doves have a bluish head and pinkish tones on the neck and breast. In Peru they feed on small seeds on the ground in open places, often in pairs or in flocks at feeding sites.
- Blue-eyed Ground Dove Columbina cyanopis
The Blue-eyed Ground Dove is a small dove with striking blue eyes. It is associated with Brazil's Cerrado and was rediscovered in northern Minas Gerais in 2015.
- Inca Dove Columbina inca
The Inca Dove is a small dove that walks on the ground to find seeds in dry, open places. Its feathers have a scaly-looking pattern.
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove feeds on seeds and fruit on the ground in dry grasslands and other open habitats. Males have a blue-gray head; females are paler.
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
The Common Ground Dove is a small dove of the southern United States. It forages for seeds on the ground, where its gray-brown plumage blends with soil and grass.
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
This small dove lives in open areas and towns in South America and feeds on seeds on the ground. Male and female plumage looks similar to human observers.
- Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
Its feathers have overlapping edges that create a scaled pattern. It searches for food on the ground in dry grassland and scrub.
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
The Ruddy Ground Dove is a small dove widespread in Central and South America. Males are reddish brown, females are browner, and the birds forage for seeds on the ground.
- Inca Dove Columbina inca
The Inca Dove is a small dove that walks on the ground to find seeds in dry, open places. Its feathers have a scaly-looking pattern.
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
The Ruddy Ground Dove is a small dove widespread in Central and South America. Males are reddish brown, females are browner, and the birds forage for seeds on the ground.
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
The Common Ground Dove is a small dove of the southern United States. It forages for seeds on the ground, where its gray-brown plumage blends with soil and grass.
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
This small dove lives in open areas and towns in South America and feeds on seeds on the ground. Male and female plumage looks similar to human observers.
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
The Plain-breasted Ground Dove feeds on seeds and fruit on the ground in dry grasslands and other open habitats. Males have a blue-gray head; females are paler.
- Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
A small dove with a square-tipped tail and subtle male-female differences in plumage. It lives in open areas from western Ecuador to far southern Colombia and northern Peru.
- Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
Its feathers have overlapping edges that create a scaled pattern. It searches for food on the ground in dry grassland and scrub.
- Blue-eyed Ground Dove Columbina cyanopis
The Blue-eyed Ground Dove is a small dove with striking blue eyes. It is associated with Brazil's Cerrado and was rediscovered in northern Minas Gerais in 2015.
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
Male Croaking Ground Doves have a bluish head and pinkish tones on the neck and breast. In Peru they feed on small seeds on the ground in open places, often in pairs or in flocks at feeding sites.