Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti

Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti. Photograph taken within a residential community in Hereford, Arizona, January 2020. Photograph and identification courtesy of Bob Behrstock, Sierra Vista, Arizona (naturewideimages.com).

Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti. Photograph taken within a residential community in the greater Los Cabos area, Baja California Sur, November 2022. Photograph courtesy of Carol Snow, Del Mar, California. Identifications reconfirmed by Bob Behrstock, Sierra Vista, Arizona (naturewideimages.com).

Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti. Photograph taken Alamos, Sonora, January 2017. Photograph and  identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

Family:  Columbidae of Pigeons and Doves