Genus

Small Ground Doves

Columbina

8 species in our catalog · found in 110 parks

Species in this group

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

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Columbina inca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Columbina passerina

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Columbina squammata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Columbina picui

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Columbina cruziana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Columbina buckleyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Columbina minuta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

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