The Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata) is a dove of generally discreet habits, that walks in couples or small groups by the edges of forests, savannahs, orchards, parks and other types of vegetation, excluding the very open or very closed. Its silence is only broken by the vocalization, which the bird only emits perched in well-hidden places, and by the noise produced by the wings when the bird takes flight, resembling a moan. Distinctive pale gray dove with black feather edges giving a scaly appearance. In flight has striking rufous flight feathers and a tricolored (black, gray, and white) tail. The song is an easily remembered continuous repetition of “pow-co-pow". Very common; found in open areas, forest edges, grasslands, and urban areas.
- Conservation Status : Least concern
- Habitat : Dry Forests and Scrublands, Grasslands, Savannas and Grasslands, Shrublands
- Class: Aves
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
- Genus: Columbina
Diet
It feeds on the ground, walking with its belly almost dragging on the ground. When scared, it flies sharply to nearby trees.
Colors
Distinctive pale gray dove with black feather edges giving a scaly appearance. In flight has striking rufous flight feathers and a tricolored (black, gray, and white) tail.
Fun Facts
It makes a nest of twigs in the shape of a cup, usually 1 or 2 meters high, sometimes also on the ground. Lay 2 white eggs.
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