Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Inca Dove (Scardafella inca) - HBW 4, p. 168
French: Colombe inca
German: Aztekentäubchen
Spanish: Tortolita Mexicana
Taxonomy: Chamaepelia inca Lesson, 1847, Mexico.
Genus sometimes merged into Columbina. Forms a superspecies with S. squammata. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW & SC USA (S California, S Nevada, Arizona, S New Mexico, C Texas, SW Louisiana) through much of Mexico and Central America to NW Costa Rica.
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A bird on a fence and flying away Locality La Mancha, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2006 5 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Locality Monte Albán Archaeological Site, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 14 March 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
Three birds feeding on the ground Locality Bosque de Chapultepec, Lomas Altas, Mexico DF State, Mexico (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 31 May 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a wire, then flying away. Locality Loma Real Hotel, Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 April 2009 3 years ago 26 sec 4 -
Foraging on the ground Locality Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 28 April 2010 21 weeks ago 31 sec 3.6 -
Bird walking along ground Locality Hotel Villa Lapas, Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Desmond Allen 9 February 2011 1 year ago 12 sec 3.5
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Dorsal view, perched.
Locality Santiago de Puriscal, San José Province, Costa Rica
Róger Rodríguez 6 January 2013 18 weeks ago 4 -
resting
Locality Hato Nuevo, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua (Monotypic species)
Orlando Jarquín G. 2 April 2012 1 year ago 4 -
On the fence
Locality Punta Leona, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Guy Poisson 26 December 2008 2 years ago 4 -
On a branch
Locality Punta Leona, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Guy Poisson 25 December 2008 2 years ago 3.9 -
Bird foraging on ground
Locality Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Tom Moxley 20 April 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Perched
Locality Santiago de Puriscal, San José Province, Costa Rica
Róger Rodríguez 24 February 2013 11 weeks ago 3.8
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A bird singing, at the end overlapping with the song of a Rufous Hornero. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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