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Scaled dove

Columbina squammata (R. Lesson, 1831)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The scaled dove (Columbina squammata) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 52 g to 52.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scaled dove (Columbina squammata)
Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scaled dove

Weight
52.9 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
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scaled dove live?

Not recorded

What is the scaled dove?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaled dove (Columbina squammata), also known as scaly dove, Ridgway's dove, mottled dove, and South American zebra dove, is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago,Venezuela and Uruguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Scaled dove” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaled_dove&oldid=1379930068), 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 scaled dove endangered?

The scaled 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 scaled dove classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusColumbina
  7. SpeciesColumbina squammata (R. Lesson, 1831)

Synonyms Columba squammata, Scardafella squammata, Scardafella squammata squammata

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • يمام محرشفArabic
  • tortoreta escatosaCatalan
  • holoubek šupinkovýCzech
  • Turtur gennogWelsh
  • SkælspurvedueDanish
  • SchuppentäubchenGerman
  • SkvamokolomboEsperanto
  • skvama grundokolomboEsperanto
  • Tortolita escamosaSpanish
  • Torcacita escamadaSpanish
  • soomustuviEstonian
  • کبوتر فلسدارPersian
  • suomuinkakyyhkyFinnish
  • Colombe écailléeFrench
  • Tourteline écailléeFrench
  • ljuskasti golubCroatian
  • álarcos galambocskaHungarian
  • Tortora squamataItalian
  • サザナミインカバトJapanese
  • žvynuotoji skardafelaLithuanian
  • Сӱмӓн рок тыргӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ hasbídí yázhí yistłʼinígííNavajo
  • Zuid-Amerikaanse IncaduifDutch
  • marmordueNorwegian
  • gołąbeczek jarzębatyPolish
  • چانیاںوالی کگیWestern Panjabi
  • Fogo-apagouPortuguese
  • rolinha-escamosaPortuguese
  • rolinha-fogo-apagouPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатая земляная горлицаRussian
  • dudlavec šupinatýSlovak
  • Ljuskasti livadski golubićSerbian
  • fjällig markduvaSwedish
  • fjällig sparvduvaSwedish
  • Pullu Serçe KumrusuTurkish
  • горличка-інка бразильськаUkrainian
  • 鱗斑地鳩Chinese
  • 鳞斑地鸠Chinese

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Relatives of the scaled 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 scaled dove?

An adult scaled dove weighs 52.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scaled dove endangered?

The scaled 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 scaled dove?

The scaled dove (Columbina squammata) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scaled dove (Columbina squammata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-dove

MLA

“Scaled dove (Columbina squammata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-dove.

BibTeX
@misc{scaled_dove_2026,
  title = {Scaled dove (Columbina squammata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-dove},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}