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Common ground dove

Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.1 g to 35.4 g and live up to 7.18 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Common ground dove (Columbina passerina)
Photo: Alan Vernon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common ground dove

Weight
33.1 g – 35.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.18 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.2 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
75 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the common ground dove

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Where does the common ground dove live?

Not recorded

What is the common ground dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground, but can still fly.

From the Wikipedia article “Common ground dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_ground_dove&oldid=1364540486), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the common ground dove sound like?

G. McGrane · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Is the common ground dove endangered?

The common ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the common ground dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusColumbina
  7. SpeciesColumbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chaemepelia passerina, Chaemepellia passerina, Columba passerina, Columbigallina passerina

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Common ground-doveEnglish
  • Common ground-doveEnglish
  • Common ground-doveEnglish
  • Common ground-doveEnglish
  • Ground doveEnglish
  • Ground-doveEnglish
  • Porto Rican ground doveEnglish
  • يمام الأرض الشائعArabic
  • Columbina passerinaCatalan
  • tórtora terrestre comunaCatalan
  • holoubek vrabčíCzech
  • turtur ddaear gyffredinWelsh
  • SpurvedueDanish
  • SperlingstäubchenGerman
  • Komuna grundokolomboEsperanto
  • ordinara grundokolomboEsperanto
  • RolitaSpanish
  • Columbina ComúnSpanish
  • CuturpillaSpanish
  • Tórtola coquitaSpanish
  • Tortolita ComúnSpanish
  • Tortolita Pico RojoSpanish
  • pärl-värbtuviEstonian
  • suomuvarpuskyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe à queue noireFrench
  • Tourteline à queue noireFrench
  • pjegavi golubCroatian
  • verébgalambocskaHungarian
  • Tortorina comuneItalian
  • Tortora passerinaItalian
  • スズメバトJapanese
  • paprastasis dirvinis purplelisLithuanian
  • parastā zemesdūjaLatvian
  • MusduifDutch
  • GrondduifjeDutch
  • TotolicaPapiamento
  • TotolikaPapiamento
  • gołąbeczek malutkiPolish
  • Rola-pequenaPortuguese
  • rolinha-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Воробьиная земляная горлицаRussian
  • Обыкновенная земляная горлицаRussian
  • dudlavec vrabčíSlovak
  • Obični livadski golubićSerbian
  • nordlig markduvaSwedish
  • nordlig sparvduvaSwedish
  • Serçe KumrusuTurkish
  • талпакоті строкатоголовийUkrainian
  • 地鸠Chinese
  • 普通地鳩Chinese

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Relatives of the common ground dove

Other species in the same genus Columbina.

LC, Least Concern
Inca dove (Columbina inca)

Inca dove

Columbina inca

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Scaled dove (Columbina squammata)

Scaled dove

Columbina squammata

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common ground dove?

An adult common ground dove weighs 33.1 g – 35.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the common ground dove endangered?

The common ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the common ground dove live?

The common ground dove has a recorded lifespan of 7.18 years.

What kind of animal is the common ground dove?

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{common_ground_dove_2026,
  title = {Common ground dove (Columbina passerina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-ground-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}