Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumbina (Small Ground Doves)
- SpeciesColumbina talpacoti (Ruddy Ground-Dove)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
Eared Dove
Zenaida auriculata
Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Grey-fronted Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Lined Quail-Dove
Zentrygon linearis
Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Ground-Dove in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Ground-Dove sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Ground-Dove in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Ground-Dove in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.