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− | + | [[File:Inca_Dove_JMOR.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />[[Lost Maples State Natural Area]], Vanderpool, [[Texas]], [[USA]], 16 April 2021]] | |
− | [[ | + | ;[[:Category:Columbina|Columbina]] inca |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Photo taken: Costa Rica | + | L. 16.5 cm (6.5-8.25 in)<br/> |
+ | Wt. 47-48 g (1.6 oz) | ||
+ | *Grey-brown body | ||
+ | *Long and square tail edged with white | ||
+ | *Red underwing | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Semiarid southwestern [[United States]] to northwestern [[Costa Rica]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:Inca_dove_by_Nick_Richter.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Nick_Richter|Nick Richter}} <br/> Photo taken: Brawley, [[California]], March 2005 ]] | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary M-O#M|monotypic]] species | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Scrub and cultivation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | [[Image:Inca_Dove.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Reini|Reini}} <br/> Photo taken: San Manuel, [[Costa Rica]], February 2005 ]] | ||
+ | On a cold day (or night) will group together in a pyramid to keep each other warm | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Includes grass seeds. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | The flimsy twig nest is built 1-8 m high in a tree, often a thorny species, and 2 white eggs are laid. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=105581 Birdforum thread] with images of the pyramid behavior in Inca Dove | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|"Columbina inca" {{!}} "Inca Dove"}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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+ | <br /> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Columbina]] |
Latest revision as of 00:02, 13 July 2023
- Columbina inca
Identification
L. 16.5 cm (6.5-8.25 in)
Wt. 47-48 g (1.6 oz)
- Grey-brown body
- Long and square tail edged with white
- Red underwing
Distribution
Semiarid southwestern United States to northwestern Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species
Habitat
Scrub and cultivation.
Behaviour
On a cold day (or night) will group together in a pyramid to keep each other warm
Diet
Includes grass seeds.
Breeding
The flimsy twig nest is built 1-8 m high in a tree, often a thorny species, and 2 white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread with images of the pyramid behavior in Inca Dove
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Inca Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Inca_Dove
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1