NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The common ground dove (Columbina passerina) is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States. As its name suggests, the bird spends the majority of its time on the ground, but can still fly.
Wikipedia contributors, Common ground dove; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:12:46.800601+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Common Ground Dove
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Columbina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyClaravinae
- genusColumbina von Spix, 1825
- speciesColumbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Columbina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Inca DoveColumbina inca (R. Lesson, 1847) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta (Linnaeus, 1766) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Picui Ground DoveColumbina picui (Temminck, 1813) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana (Prévost, 1842) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-eyed Ground DoveColumbina cyanopis (Pelzeln, 1870) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177152 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZPZY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.