Picui ground dove
Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813)
The picui ground dove (Columbina picui) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 47 g to 50 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the picui ground dove
- Weight
- 47 g – 50 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the picui ground dove live?
Not recorded
What is the picui ground dove?
The Picui ground dove or Picui dove (Columbina picui) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
From the Wikipedia article “Picui ground dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Picui_ground_dove&oldid=1380244641), 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.
Is the picui ground dove endangered?
The picui ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the picui ground dove classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumbina
- SpeciesColumbina picui (Temminck, 1813)
Synonyms Columba picui
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Picui doveEnglish
- Picuí ground doveEnglish
- Picui ground-doveEnglish
- Picuí ground-doveEnglish
- يمام الأرض بيكويArabic
- tórtora terrestre picuíCatalan
- holoubek pikuiCzech
- turtur PicuiWelsh
- PicuidueDanish
- PicuitaubeGerman
- Picui-TäubchenGerman
- PicuitäubchenGerman
- pikuja grundokolomboEsperanto
- TorcacitaSpanish
- Columbina picuíSpanish
- Torcacita comúnSpanish
- Torcacita PicuíSpanish
- Tortolita cuyanaSpanish
- Tortolita PicuíSpanish
- leet-värbtuviEstonian
- کبوتر خاکی پیکوئیPersian
- kirjosiipikyyhkyFinnish
- Colombe picuiFrench
- Tourteline picuiFrench
- Pyku'iGuarani
- pampaski golubCroatian
- picui galambocskaHungarian
- Tortorina picuiItalian
- イチモンジバトJapanese
- pilkaakis dirvinis purplelisLithuanian
- Луды сӹнзӓӓн рок тыргӓдӹWestern Mari
- PicuiduifDutch
- gołąbeczek białoskrzydłyPolish
- کولمبینا پکویWestern Panjabi
- Rolinha-picuiPortuguese
- Rolinha-BrancaPortuguese
- rolinha-picuíPortuguese
- Сероглазая земляная горлицаRussian
- dudlavec pikuiSlovak
- Pikui livadski golubićSerbian
- picuimarkduvaSwedish
- picuisparvduvaSwedish
- Pikui Serçe KumrusuTurkish
- пікуїUkrainian
- 白翅地鳩Chinese
- 白翅地鸠Chinese
Relatives of the picui ground dove
Other species in the same genus Columbina.

Common ground dove
Columbina passerina

Blue-eyed ground dove
Columbina cyanopis

Inca dove
Columbina inca

Ruddy ground dove
Columbina talpacoti

Croaking ground dove
Columbina cruziana

Scaled dove
Columbina squammata
ComparePicui ground dove vs Common ground dovePicui ground dove vs Blue-eyed ground dovePicui ground dove vs Inca dovePicui ground dove vs Ruddy ground dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the picui ground dove?
An adult picui ground dove weighs 47 g – 50 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the picui ground dove endangered?
The picui ground dove is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the picui ground dove?
The picui ground dove (Columbina picui) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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