Ruddy Ground Dove

The Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) is a resident breeder from  Mexico  south to Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Trinidad and  Tobago. It has a pale grey head and neck, and rich rufous upperparts, black-spotted on the wing coverts. The underparts are paler brown, the tail is edged black, and the underwings are cinnamon and black. The female is grey-brown. The Ruddy Ground Dove feeds mainly on seeds.