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 Tortuguero National Park
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
Violaceous Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea
White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala
Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila cassinii
Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana
Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa
Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Ground-Dove sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 225 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Ground-Dove in Tortuguero National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Ground-Dove in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.