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RUDDY GROUND-DOVE Columbina talpacoti
A fat little dove with a short tail, the Ruddy Ground-dove is handsome despite his limited stature. As his name suggests he is a very terrestrial species, walking with a comical waddle and picking at the ground for seeds and plant matter. Ruddy Ground-doves tend to be more common in open areas with red soils, where their plumage provides them with some degree of camouflage.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2391PH) Ventral view of adult male, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2392PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John T. Smit January 2011 http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2393PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2392PH) head detail (John T. Smit January 2011 http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3650PH) Adult female, Arroyos y Esteros, Departamento Cordillera (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3651PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3650PH) dorsal (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2394PH) Adult female, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Hemme Batjes November 2005).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2395PH) Adult female, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2396PH) Upperwing of same individual as (FPAVE2395PH) (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE2397PH) Nest, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE2398PH) Clutch of eggs from same nest as (FPAVE2397PH) (Paul Smith April 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2971VI) Female, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011)
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