Ruddy Ground-Dove
Ruddy Ground-Dove: Small dove with rufous upperparts, pale pink-gray underparts, and pale gray head. Wings are rufous with black spots and bill is gray with a dark tip. Legs and feet are pink-gray. Forages on ground for seeds and berries. Fast low direct flight with rapid wing beats.
● Song:
"per-woop, per-woop", "wooh" "woop"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Ruddy Ground-Dove: Eats seeds and berries; forages on the ground.
● Breeding & nesting:
Ruddy Ground-Dove: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs and grass, and built from 3 to 35 feet above the ground in a tree or bush. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by both parents (female at night, male during the day).
● Similar species:
Ruddy Ground-Dove: Common Ground-Dove has black bill with pink base, brown upperparts, and pink-brown underparts.
● Range & Habitat:
Ruddy Ground-Dove: Found in Mexico, Central America, and most of South America to northern Chile and Argentina. Preferred habitats include woodlands, gardens, cultivated fields, marshlands, and forest edges.