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Picui ground dove

Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813)

LCLeast Concernbirds

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.

Picui ground dove (Columbina picui)
Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  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. What the categories mean.

How is the picui ground dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusColumbina
  7. 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

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the picui 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 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{picui_ground_dove_2026,
  title = {Picui ground dove (Columbina picui)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/picui-ground-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}