Sulawesi Ground-Dove
Gallicolumba tristigmata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusGallicolumba (Bleeding-hearts and Allies)
- SpeciesGallicolumba tristigmata (Sulawesi Ground-Dove)
About the Sulawesi Ground-Dove
The Sulawesi ground dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata), also known as the yellow-breasted ground dove, is a medium-sized (approximately 35 cm), ground-dwelling dove. It is mostly olive-brown with a golden forehead, iridescent bluish-green crown and nape, purple patch on the side of the neck, yellow breast, dark brown tail, white underparts, and red legs. Both sexes are similar.
An Indonesian endemic, this elusive species is distributed in primary rainforests of Sulawesi in Wallacea. The Sulawesi ground dove is a terrestrial bird. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and fallen fruits. The female lays a single white egg.
The Sulawesi ground dove is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula aenea
White Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula luctuosa
Black-naped Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus melanospilus
White-faced Cuckoo-Dove
Turacoena manadensis
Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia doreya
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon
Treron griseicauda
Stephan's Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps stephani
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula forsteni
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Treron vernans
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
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.