Ruddy ground dove / Rosttäubchen (Columbina talpacoti)

La tarde ruddy ground dove tentative ID. 2018-03-11 09:38:10 Costa Rica NIKON D3100 ISO 800
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Classification: Genus Columbina; Family Pigeons (Columbidae)
General: The ruddy ground dove (Columbina talpacoti) is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Peru, Brazil 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. [more]

First documented observation: 2018-03-11 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2023-04-16 in Yucatan.