Columbina (genus)

Columbina is a genus that contains seven species of small ground-doves that live in the New World. Species in Columbina have ranges from the southern United States through Central America and much of South America. Columbina doves are normally found in pairs or small flocks. They generally occur in open country. They have maroon irides and pinkish legs. In flight, some species show a distinctive flash of rufous in the wings, while others show black-and-white wing-patterns.

Species
 Blue-eyed ground dove, Columbina cyanopis
 Common ground dove, Columbina passerina
 Croaking ground dove, Columbina cruziana
 Ecuadorian ground dove, Columbina  buckleyi
 Picui ground dove, Columbina picui
 Plain-breasted ground dove, Columbina minuta
 Ruddy ground dove, Columbina talpacoti
The following 2 species are usually placed here, but separated in genus Scardafella by some authors:
 Inca dove, Columbina inca
 Scaled dove, Columbina squammata

"Columbina" prattae from Early Miocene deposits of Florida is nowadays tentatively separated in Arenicolumba, but its distinction from Columbina/Scardafella needs to be more firmly established.

References
 BirdLife International www.birdlife.org
Howell, Steven N. G. & Webb, Sophie (1995): A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. 
 

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Category:Bird genera