Common Ground-Dove
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Common Ground-Dove

Columbina passerina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at El Triunfo
1 Verified records at El Triunfo
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground, but can still fly. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at El Triunfo

Inca Dove
LC

Inca Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina inca

40–50% · Likely
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Insufficient data
White-tipped Dove
LC Endemic

White-tipped Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptotila verreauxi

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Red-billed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas flavirostris

20–30% · Possible
White-faced Quail-Dove
LC

White-faced Quail-Dove

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zentrygon albifacies

20–30% · Possible
Band-tailed Pigeon
LC Endemic

Band-tailed Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas fasciata

20–30% · Possible
White-winged Dove
LC

White-winged Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zenaida asiatica

10–20% · With luck
Maroon-chested Ground-dove

Maroon-chested Ground-dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Claravis mondetoura

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Common Ground-Dove at El Triunfo — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
50–60%
2 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
4 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
6 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
7 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
14 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
16 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
18 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
23 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
26 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
27 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
30 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
31 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
34 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
36 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
44 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
45 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
46 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
47 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
49 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
50 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
51 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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