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Plain-breasted ground dove

Columbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.8 g to 32.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the plain-breasted ground dove

Weight
30.8 g – 32.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the plain-breasted ground dove live?

Not recorded

What is the plain-breasted ground dove?

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The plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It lacks the scaled appearance to the feathers of the similar and typically more abundant common ground dove.

From the Wikipedia article “Plain-breasted ground dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plain-breasted_ground_dove&oldid=1380700500), 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 plain-breasted ground dove endangered?

The plain-breasted 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 plain-breasted ground dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusColumbina
  7. SpeciesColumbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Columba minuta, Columbigallina minuta

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Plain-breasted ground-doveEnglish
  • Plain-breasted ground-doveEnglish
  • Plain-breasted ground-doveEnglish
  • يمام الأرض باهت الصدرArabic
  • tórtora terrestre menudaCatalan
  • holoubek malýCzech
  • turtur ddaear blaenWelsh
  • DværgdueDanish
  • ZwergtäubchenGerman
  • nana grundokolomboEsperanto
  • Columbina menudaSpanish
  • Torcacita enanaSpanish
  • Tórtola pecho lisoSpanish
  • Tortolita MenudaSpanish
  • Tortolita Pecho LisoSpanish
  • tuhk-värbtuviEstonian
  • کبوتر خاکی سینهصافPersian
  • pikkuvarpuskyyhkyFinnish
  • harmaavarpuskyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe pygméeFrench
  • Tourteline pygméeFrench
  • mali golubCroatian
  • homokszínű galambocskaHungarian
  • Tortorina pettounicoloreItalian
  • フナシスズメバトJapanese
  • mažasis dirvinis purplelisLithuanian
  • Изи рок тыргӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Hasbídí yázhí bitéél łigaaígííNavajo
  • DwergduifDutch
  • dvergdueNorwegian
  • gołąbeczek karłowatyPolish
  • کولمبینا مائنیوٹاWestern Panjabi
  • rolinha-pequenaPortuguese
  • rolinha-de-asa-canelaPortuguese
  • Карликовая земляная горлицаRussian
  • dudlavec trpasličíSlovak
  • Jednobojni livadski golubićSerbian
  • sparvduvaSwedish
  • dvärgsparvduvaSwedish
  • Küçük Serçe KumrusuTurkish
  • талпакоті малийUkrainian
  • 淡胸地鳩Chinese
  • 純胸地鳩Chinese
  • 纯胸地鸠Chinese

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Relatives of the plain-breasted ground dove

Other species in the same genus Columbina.

LC, Least Concern
Inca dove (Columbina inca)

Inca dove

Columbina inca

Columbidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the plain-breasted ground dove?

An adult plain-breasted ground dove weighs 30.8 g – 32.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the plain-breasted ground dove endangered?

The plain-breasted 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 plain-breasted ground dove?

The plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{plain_breasted_ground_dove_2026,
  title = {Plain-breasted ground dove (Columbina minuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-breasted-ground-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}