Ruddy Ground Dove
Common in scrub and open
country to suburban yards...four
subspecies identified.
Columbina talpacoti
(L 6.5")
Belize City
Fort George Area
06Mar2019
© Paul A
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Columbina in Latin means
dove-like.
Queen Elizabeth II and Mike Tyson have
both entered birds in the South African
Million Dollar Pigeon race.
(Noah Stryker)
© Wikipedia