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Scaled Dove
Columbina squammata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Inca DoveColumbina inca
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacotiStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,662 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 406 |
| Minas Gerais | 316 |
| Mato Grosso | 246 |
| Distrito Federal | 172 |
| Alagoas | 154 |
| Venezuela | 144 |
| Sao Paulo | 110 |
| Bahia | 103 |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 92 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pigeons and Doves · Columbiformes |
| Family | Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae |
| Genus | Small Ground Doves · Columbina |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Scaled Dove with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.