- Columbina inca
Identification
16.5 cm (6.5-8.25 in) and weigh 47-48 g (1.6 oz). Grey-brown body, long and square tail, edged with white feathers. Red underwing.
Distribution
United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Scrub and cultivation.
Behaviour
Diet includes grass seeds.
The flimsy twig nest is built 1-8 m high in a tree, often a thorny species, and 2 white eggs are laid.
