Common ground dove

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that lives in the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is thought to be the smallest dove that lives in the United States.[3]

Common ground dove
near Salton Sea, California, US
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columbina
Species:
C. passerina
Binomial name
Columbina passerina
Approximate range
Synonyms
  • Columba passerina Linnaeus, 1758
  • Columbigallina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Columbina passerina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Sperlingstäubchen (Columbina passerina)". Avibase. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. BirdLife international (2012). "Columbina passerina".


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