Male ruddy ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti), El Cuyo, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
Behind the beach it seems that a resident was trying to deter birds from visiting their garden with nails and string, but the deterrent has fallen into disuse. However the nails may serve to illustrate how tiny the ruddy ground-dove is -- at 16 cm, 2 cm shorter than a house sparrow (Passer domesticus). This bird is a male; the female has a brown head. The species breeds from Mexico to Argentina.
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Male ruddy ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti), El Cuyo, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
Behind the beach it seems that a resident was trying to deter birds from visiting their garden with nails and string, but the deterrent has fallen into disuse. However the nails may serve to illustrate how tiny the ruddy ground-dove is -- at 16 cm, 2 cm shorter than a house sparrow (Passer domesticus). This bird is a male; the female has a brown head. The species breeds from Mexico to Argentina.
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Rosttäubchen Коричневая земляная горлица