Genus

Small Ground Doves

Columbina

8 species in our catalog · found in 105 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Columbina talpacoti

Columbina inca

Columbina passerina

Columbina squammata

Columbina picui

Columbina cruziana

Columbina buckleyi

Columbina minuta

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Ground Doves

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	80–90%
	Inca Dove			60–70%
	Common Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			0–10%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	3	70–80%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			60–70%
	Inca Dove			40–50%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
3	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	70–80%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			60–70%
	Scaled Dove			20–30%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	70–80%
	Scaled Dove			50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
5	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	60–70%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			60–70%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
6	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	60–70%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Scaled Dove			30–40%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
7	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	60–70%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Scaled Dove			0–10%
8	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Common Ground-Dove			20–30%
9	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Inca Dove			50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
10	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			50–60%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Picuí Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	Inca Dove			40–50%
	Common Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			50–60%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			0–10%
13	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	50–60%
	Common Ground-Dove			50–60%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			50–60%
	Common Ground-Dove			0–10%
15	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	50–60%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Inca Dove			20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Inca Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
19	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
20	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Scaled Dove			Insufficient data
	Picuí Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
21	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			0–10%
22	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	40–50%
	Scaled Dove			20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
23	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			40–50%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			20–30%
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	40–50%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
26	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	40–50%
	Inca Dove			30–40%
	Common Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	40–50%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Ecuadorian Ground-Dove			20–30%
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	40–50%
	Inca Dove			30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
29	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4	40–50%
	Scaled Dove			20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
30	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	40–50%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Scaled Dove			0–10%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
31	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	40–50%
	Inca Dove			30–40%
	Common Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	40–50%
	Inca Dove			20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
33	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Inca Dove			<5%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
35	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Inca Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Scaled Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
37	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	30–40%
	Common Ground-Dove			30–40%
38	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	30–40%
	Scaled Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
39	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Common Ground-Dove			30–40%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
40	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Inca Dove			30–40%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
41	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Inca Dove			20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	20–30%
	Inca Dove			20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
43	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
44	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Inca Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
46	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
47	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			20–30%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
48	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
49	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	20–30%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
50	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			20–30%
51	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	20–30%
	Common Ground-Dove			20–30%
52	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
53	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
54	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
55	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
	Scaled Dove			<5%
56	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Inca Dove			<5%
57	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Inca Dove			<5%
58	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
59	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Inca Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
60	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			10–20%
61	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			10–20%
62	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
	Scaled Dove			<5%
63	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
64	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			10–20%
65	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Scaled Dove			Insufficient data
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Picuí Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
66	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
67	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
68	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
69	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Inca Dove			0–10%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
70	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Common Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Inca Dove			0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
71	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Inca Dove			10–20%
72	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			10–20%
73	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Inca Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
74	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
75	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
76	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Inca Dove			0–10%
77	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
78	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Scaled Dove			Insufficient data
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
79	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
80	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Scaled Dove			Insufficient data
	Plain-breasted Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
81	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	0–10%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Inca Dove			<5%
82	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
83	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
84	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Inca Dove			<5%
85	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
86	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			0–10%
87	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	0–10%
	Inca Dove			0–10%
88	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	0–10%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			0–10%
89	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
90	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
91	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
92	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
93	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
94	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
95	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
96	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			<5%
97	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
98	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Ruddy Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
99	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
100	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Picuí Ground-Dove			<5%
101	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
102	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			<5%
	Inca Dove			Insufficient data
103	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
104	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Croaking Ground-Dove			Insufficient data
105	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Ground-Dove			Insufficient data

Small Ground Doves

Species in this group

Ruddy Ground-Dove

Inca Dove

Common Ground-Dove

Scaled Dove

Picuí Ground-Dove

Croaking Ground-Dove

Ecuadorian Ground-Dove

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Small Ground Doves

Parks Ranked