Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Common Ground Dove
The Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Columbina passerina
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 18 subspecies for this species.
- Columbina passerina passerina
- Columbina passerina pallescens
- Columbina passerina socorroensis
- Columbina passerina neglecta
- Columbina passerina bahamensis
- Columbina passerina exigua
- Columbina passerina insularis
- Columbina passerina umbrina
- Columbina passerina jamaicensis
- Columbina passerina portoricensis
- Columbina passerina nigrirostris
- Columbina passerina trochila
- Columbina passerina antillarum
- Columbina passerina albivitta
- Columbina passerina parvula
- Columbina passerina nana
- Columbina passerina quitensis
- Columbina passerina griseola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba passerina
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'America inter tropicos'; restricted to the Catesbian reference by Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 40, 1855, p. 21, hence South Carolina.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.165
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bare-faced Ground Dove
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Moreno's Ground Dove
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Black-winged Ground Dove
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Golden-spotted Ground Dove
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Inca Dove
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Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground Dove
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Ecuadorian Ground Dove
Columbina buckleyi
Scaled Dove
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Picui Ground Dove
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Croaking Ground Dove
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