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Inca Dove

Columbina inca · Family Columbidae

Columbina inca

Family Columbidae

Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
GBIF occurrence records
954,023
Countries and territories with records
15
Inca Dove
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About this species

This species has 954,023 occurrence records from 15 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (50.1%), Mexico (28%), Costa Rica (11.7%), Honduras (4.4%) and Guatemala (2.6%); together they account for 96.7% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.043% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Columbina inca combines the genus name Columbina with the species epithet inca. The Warbla app catalog lists 9 species of the genus Columbina; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Columbina talpacoti, Columbina passerina and Columbina picui.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 15th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is 3.2 times the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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