Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti(Temminck, CJ, 1810)
English (US) Ruddy Ground Dove
The Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) 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 talpacoti
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Columbina talpacoti eluta
- Columbina talpacoti rufipennis
- Columbina talpacoti caucae
- Columbina talpacoti talpacoti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Talpacoti
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1810)
- Type locality
- South America.
- Original description
- Les Pigeons livr.12-13 p.22, pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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