Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti) - HBW 4, p. 164

French: Columbe rousse German: Rosttäubchen Spanish: Columbina Colorada
Other common names: Talpacoti/Cinnamon/Stone Dove, Blue-headed Ground-dove

Taxonomy: Columba Talpacoti Temminck, 1811, South America.
Formerly placed in genus Columbigallina. Forms a superspecies with C. buckleyi. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • eluta (Bangs, 1901) - Pacific coast of Mexico from N Sinaloa to Chiapas.
  • rufipennis (Bonaparte, 1855) - EC Mexico (C Veracruz) through Central America to Colombia and N Venezuela, as well as Margarita I, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • caucae (Chapman, 1915) - Cauca Valley of W Colombia.
  • talpacoti (Temminck, 1811) - E Ecuador and NW & E Peru E to the Guianas, and S through Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil (S to Rio Grande do Sul) to Uruguay and N Argentina (S to Buenos Aires); non-breeding visitor to C Chile, including Lake District.