Picui Ground Dove

About this species

This species has 269,152 occurrence records from 9 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Argentina (52%), Chile (17.4%), Brazil (15.6%), Uruguay (6.1%) and Paraguay (4.9%); together they account for 96% of the total. In Argentina, this species accounts for 0.91% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Columbina picui combines the genus name Columbina with the species epithet picui. 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 inca.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 314 species of the family Columbidae. This species ranks 29th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Zenaida macroura. Its record count is close to the family average (296,782). The family Columbidae belongs to the order Columbiformes, which has 314 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Columbidae

• Common Ground Dove
• Inca Dove
• Mourning Dove
• Rock Dove
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Common Wood Pigeon
• White-winged Dove

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org