Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina
This bird inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The Common Ground Dove is perhaps the smallest dove that inhabits the United States.
Called the “ground-dove” for good reason, these birds forage on the ground, eating several thousand seeds a day. They nest and spend most of their time on the ground. This makes them vulnerable from a wide variety of predators.
Science has divided this species into 15 subspecies, including the Socorro Ground-Dove, which I met on our first afternoon on Isla Socorro when on our February 2017 expedition to the Archipielago de Revillagigedo.

Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona 2016-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:49 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD2685CommonGroundDove |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona 2008-11-27. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:52 |
Location:
Reid Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD2703CommonGroundDove |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona 2008-11-27. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:51 |
Location:
Reid Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD2695CommonGroundDove |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Cut-out image from a meeting at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona 2008-11-27. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:49 |
Location:
Reid Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: Cut_JCD2685CommonGroundDove |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: I was able to use my vehicle as a *blind* to capture these shy birds at Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:33 |
Location:
Poe Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X3206-CommonGroundDove |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California 2009-07-04. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:04 15:14 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD1549.CommonGroundDove |
© 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Near the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 8:42 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6472-CommonGroundDove |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: The 'Bird & Butterfly Garden' at The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:04:22 12:25 |
Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5010-CommonGroundDove |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Cattle Call Park, Brawley, California. Imperial County. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:12 14:31 |
Location:
Cattle Call Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X3491-CommonGroundDove |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Cattle Call Park, Brawley, California. Imperial County. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:12 14:29 |
Location:
Cattle Call Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X3466-CommonGroundDove |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: I was able to use my vehicle as a *blind* to capture these shy birds at Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:33 |
Location:
Poe Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3222-CommonGroundDove |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Ground-Dove(Columbina passerina) |
Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 13:33 |
Location:
Poe Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X3211-CommonGroundDove |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |

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