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.