Ruddy Ground-Dove
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Ruddy Ground-Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Carara National Park
805 Verified records at Carara National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Brazil, Peru and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Individual birds can sometimes be seen in the southwestern USA, from southern Texas to southernmost California, primarily during winter. The ruddy ground dove is very common in scrub and other open country, including cultivated land and urban centers, where it can be seen feeding on grain alongside feral pigeons. It builds a solid but sparsely lined cup-shaped stick nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Incubation is 12–13 days with another 12–14 days to fledging. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Ground-Dove sighting in Carara National Park, based on 805 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

Inca Dove
LC

Inca Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina inca

10–20% · With luck
Common Ground-Dove
LC Endemic

Common Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina passerina

<5% · Rare
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
LC

Plain-breasted Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina minuta

<5% · Rare
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

30–40% · Possible
Short-billed Pigeon
LC

Short-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas nigrirostris

30–40% · Possible
Gray-chested Dove
LC

Gray-chested Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila cassinii

10–20% · With luck
Ruddy Quail-Dove
LC Endemic

Ruddy Quail-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geotrygon montana

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Red-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas flavirostris

5–10% · Rare
Blue Ground-Dove
LC

Blue Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis pretiosa

<5% · Rare
Pale-vented Pigeon
LC

Pale-vented Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas cayennensis

<5% · Rare
Mourning Dove
LC Endemic

Mourning Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida macroura

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
3 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
60–70%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
6 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
7 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
8 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
10 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
11 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
40–50%
12 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
13 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
14 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
16 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
17 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
18 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
19 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
20 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
21 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
22 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
23 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
24 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
26 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
27 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
28 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
29 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
30 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
32 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
33 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
34 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
35 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
36 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
37 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
38 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
39 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
40 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
41 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
42 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
43 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
44 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
45 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
46 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
47 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
48 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
49 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
50 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
51 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
52 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
53 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
54 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
55 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
56 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
57 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
58 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
59 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
60 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
61 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
62 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
64 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
66 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
67 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
68 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
69 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
71 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
72 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
74 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
75 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
76 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
77 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
78 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
79 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
81 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
82 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
83 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
84 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
85 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Ground-Dove in Carara National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Ground-Dove sighting in Carara National Park, based on 805 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Ground-Dove in Carara National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Ground-Dove in Carara National Park in our monthly data.

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