Columbina cruziana

(Prevost, 1842)

Vernacular names

English : Croaking ground-dove
French : Colombe à bec jaune

Classification

Class : Aves
Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification

Adults can reach a length of 15 cm for a weight of 52 g. Small dove with black and bright yellow bill. Plumage is mostly brown with slight reddish tinge. Head is blue grey. Rows of black spots on wings.

Range and habitat

This species occurs in the Pacific coast of South America, from extreme south-west Colombia to north Chile. Lives in arid and semi-arid scrublands, grasslands and farmland, up to 2400 m.

Conservation

IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is common to abundant in most of its range. It may have benefited from human activities as it can occur in disturbed habitats.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation