Common Ground-Dove

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ground-Dove sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Common Ground-Dove?

Between 7 and 10 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Ground-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Medellín the best place to see a Common Ground-Dove?

20th of 32. Of the 32 cities where we can rate Common Ground-Dove sightings, Medellín ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Havana (Cuba, about 70%), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 60%) and São Luís (Brazil, about 50%).

Q: Where does the Common Ground-Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Common Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (39 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Columbina passerina

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusColumbina (Small Ground Doves)
SpeciesColumbina passerina (Common Ground-Dove)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Medellín

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

39 Verified sightings at Medellín

9,596 In all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026

December Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Ground-Dove

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground, but can still fly.

The common ground dove was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758, in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other pigeons in the genus Columba and coined the binomial name Columba passerina. The specific name passerina is from the Latin passerinus meaning "sparrow-like". The species is now placed with other New World ground-doves in the genus Columbina that was introduced in 1825, by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix. There are nine species in this genus including the Inca dove (Columbina inca) and the scaled dove (Columbina squammata).

There are 17 recognised subspecies: Males are paler and females have more white on their... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:27

Brazil · 2025

Wing noise0:11

United States · 2014

Song0:07

Mexico · 2022

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
2	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	~40%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~30%
6	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~30%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
9	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
10	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
13	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
19	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
31	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
34	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
37	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
39	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	~70%
2	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~60%
3	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
4	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
5	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
6	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
7	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
8	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
9	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
10	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
3	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
4	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Closest Relatives at Medellín

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Columbina minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zenaida auriculata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Columba livia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leptotila verreauxi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Patagioenas fasciata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Patagioenas cayennensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ground-Dove sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Common Ground-Dove?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Ground-Dove sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Medellín the best place to see a Common Ground-Dove?

20th of 32

Of the 32 cities where we can rate Common Ground-Dove sightings, Medellín ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Havana (Cuba, about 70%), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 60%) and São Luís (Brazil, about 50%).

Where does the Common Ground-Dove sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Ground-Dove is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (39 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Common Ground-Dove

About the Common Ground-Dove

Sounds

Recent sightings of Common Ground-Dove in Medellín

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Medellín

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

When is the best time to see a Common Ground-Dove in Medellín?

What time of day is best to see a Common Ground-Dove?

Is Medellín the best place to see a Common Ground-Dove?

Where does the Common Ground-Dove sighting chance come from?